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Watermelons 2023

Last post by karstopography « Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:08 pm
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by karstopography » Thu May 25, 2023 9:59 pm
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There is a watermelon! The bad news is that where I planted these is where a couple of trees recently lived and their “ghosts” are really messing with...
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Last post by karstopography
Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:08 pm
When to pick watermelons

Last post by Whwoz « Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:49 am
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by Whwoz » Sat Mar 22, 2025 3:11 am

Slightly confused here about timing of picking watermelons and with not a lot of experience at growing them either. Wondering if someone could offer a bit of guidance....

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Last post by Whwoz
Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:49 am
Ice Box Watermelons

Last post by Kurt « Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:26 pm
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by karstopography » Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:48 pm

Any good ones? Specifically, Yellow Baby F1,Tiger Baby F1, New Orchid F1?

I’m planning on growing watermelons next season. Trying to get a bead on what I should grow. Plan...

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Last post by Kurt
Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:26 pm
2022 watermelon to-grow lists

Last post by Toomanymatoes « Sun Apr 17, 2022 1:21 pm
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by Shule » Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:35 pm

Here's what on my 2022 watermelon to-grow list:

* King Winter
* Navajo Winter
* Queen and King Winter (and/or King and Queen Winter)
* Queen Winter
* Santo Domingo Brown...

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Last post by Toomanymatoes
Sun Apr 17, 2022 1:21 pm
Watermelons are ripe!

Last post by Julianna « Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:13 pm
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by Shule » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:29 pm
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So, I checked my watermelons, today, and every one I checked is ripe. I'll have to harvest more tomorrow, but here are the four I picked this evening.

The darker green one...
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Last post by Julianna
Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:13 pm
Carolina Cross #183 x Moon and Stars F1

Last post by Rockoe10 « Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:52 am
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by Shule » Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:19 am

I grew Carolina Cross #183 in 2016, as well as Moon and Stars and lots of other kinds of watermelon. I saved seeds from Carolina Cross #183, and grew them in 2017; it was...

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Last post by Rockoe10
Sat Oct 09, 2021 7:52 am
Black Leaves, Should I Harvest My Volunteer Watermelons?

Last post by Shule « Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:06 pm
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by agee » Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:15 pm

I have 6-7 watermelons from volunteer plant(s).

It was a rainy summer in Georgia and up until this week the plant was very vigorous. We had rain for a few days starting last...

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Last post by Shule
Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:06 pm
Domestic watermelon origins

Last post by Shule « Mon May 24, 2021 9:39 pm

by Shule » Mon May 24, 2021 9:39 pm

The link above is to an article about how they found a new candidate for the domestic watermelon's most likely ancestor. It's *not* the citron watermelon, as previously...

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Last post by Shule
Mon May 24, 2021 9:39 pm
Interesting myths about melons.

Last post by Kurt « Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:33 am
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by Kurt » Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:10 pm

Good reading.

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Last post by Kurt
Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:33 am
Texas Tomato Food On Watermelons

Last post by friedgreen51 « Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:46 pm
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by friedgreen51 » Sat Jul 25, 2020 12:49 pm

Hi Everyone,
I have a raised bed box of Congo Watermelons on one end and Black Diamond on the other end of the box. They each have jumped out of the box and are now spreading...

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Last post by friedgreen51
Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:46 pm
soil

Last post by stone « Thu May 21, 2020 10:09 am
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by coachmccree » Tue May 19, 2020 3:03 pm

top soil , or lawn cover soil to get the sandy loam type watermelons need , which soil to buy

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Last post by stone
Thu May 21, 2020 10:09 am
What do I Need to Know to Grow Watermelon?

Last post by MrBig46 « Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:10 am
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by Nan6b » Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:12 am
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Hi all,
I couldn't resist the seeds for cekirdegi-oyali watermelon:

I've never grown watermelon. I have no room for watermelon. I have loads of deer, who presumably are...
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Last post by MrBig46
Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:10 am
Thin-ended Watermelons

Last post by GoDawgs « Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:51 am
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by GoDawgs » Tue Dec 17, 2019 11:23 am

Last year's watermelons didn't make. But in 2017 I had great success with Georgia Rattlesnake. The first few were shaped like they should be and ripe from one end to the...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:51 am
Ҫekirdeği Oyali Watermelon

Last post by Nan6b « Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:07 pm
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by rdback » Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:30 am

I've grown lots of stuff during my life, but this might just be the craziest looking seed I've ever seen. I have no idea what the watermelon tastes like lol.

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Last post by Nan6b
Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:07 pm
Bush watermelons

Last post by Shule « Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:50 pm
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by Shule » Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:13 pm

What bush watermelons do you know about? Have you grown any?

I've grown Sugar Baby Bush, but I've also heard of Bush Jubilee, and a few others that I don't completely...

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Last post by Shule
Sat Jan 04, 2020 10:50 pm
Grafting watermelon onto C. ficifolia

Last post by Tormahto « Sat Jan 04, 2020 3:12 pm
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by Shule » Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:11 am

So, the got me thinking more about watermelon grafts. Cucurbita ficifolia (a squash species) grows quickly in cold temperatures. I'm thinking maybe if we grafted watermelons...

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Last post by Tormahto
Sat Jan 04, 2020 3:12 pm
Watermelon enthusiasts rejoice!

Last post by Shule « Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:06 pm
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by Shule » Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:34 pm

Hooray! There's a dedicated watermelon forum, now! I've very happy about it!

It's the off-season, but a relative found a barely molding watermelon half in the refrigerator!...

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Last post by Shule
Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:06 pm

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