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jenniferworthen's Watermelon personal Care Instructions
Try for a seed spacing of at approx. 8.12 feet (2.50 metres) and sow at a depth of around 0.39 inches (1.0 cm) if planning to sow direct.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Watermelon is known for growing to a height of approximately 45.0 cm (that's 1.46 feet in imperial).
Your garden is in don't know light: Watermelon enjoys a full sun position, so make adjustments where necessary.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (8b) is within the ideal range for Watermelon. The recommended range is between Zone 4 and 9.
Ensure your soil has a ph of between 6.5 and 7.5 as Watermelon is a acidic to alkaline soil loving plant.
More information about Watermelon personal is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Watermelon personal Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Milestones
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09 Apr 2011
Transplanted day 33
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03 Apr 2011
Showing True Leaves day 27
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18 Mar 2011
Sprouting day 11
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07 Mar 2011
Sown day 0
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24 Feb 2011
Sown day -11
Comments
grovespirit wrote:
Your own personal watermelon? Neat! Is it a family heirloom? Or just seeds saved from a yummy melon which you’re growing out? :)
Posted on 23 Mar 11 (about 2 years ago)
jenniferworthen wrote:
Haha! Personal sized! I should have been more specific. :) A friend of my husband’s gave us two little watermelons last summer, and I saved a bunch of seeds. I don’t know what variety they were, but they were SO delicious!
Posted on 23 Mar 11 (about 2 years ago)
grovespirit wrote:
Ok. TY for clarification.
Sounds like it may be the Thai miniature watermelon, then! That’s the most common mini-watermelon grown and sold in the USA. Where I live, it is also just about the only watermelon that can handle our tropical diseases and pests! :)
Posted on 23 Mar 11 (about 2 years ago)
jenniferworthen wrote:
That may be it then! I’ll have to get my husband to ask his friend. I’m also growing some small pumpkins from seeds that I saved from a gift from the same person, and it would be nice to know precisely what it is I’m growing. :)
Posted on 23 Mar 11 (about 2 years ago)
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