I don’t know what happened but I looked and suddenly it was there… the future 200 pound Baby. I was waiting for the yellow flowers to appear, then the bees then the Baby. Instead I came home from work and saw the Baby.
Somehow the flowers and bees showed up. I believe in the immaculate conception of Virgin Mary but not in the immaculate conception of a watermelon. No way!
Now the race is on to grow this Baby as large as possible. If you believe the seed package this little Baby will be up to 200 hundred pounds by mid September. I guess it’s possible with plenty of water, fertilizer, sunshine and heat.
Here in the Sacramento Valley we are starting the hottest time of the year. Between mid July to Mid August temperatures can easily reach into the 100’s and the nights stay warm. I use to dread this time of the year but this year I am thinking this is going to be great for the Baby.
I have never grown watermelons before so I have questions. Is it possible to over water a watermelon? Should I water daily? Should I water deep then wait until it dries out then water deep again? What is the best ratio of fertilizer? How often should I fertilize? What do I do to make the plant use it’s energy and resources to grow a large watermelon and not waste them on growing a larger plant?
Once the Baby grows about the size of a walnut I am going to start pinching off any new flowers and fruit. If you read my previous postings you’ll notice I sprouted five seeds and they are all doing well. Three of the plants have babies. Soon I hope to have one Baby on each plant in order to spread my bets.
If you have any suggestions I am all ears. I really want to see what a 200 pound watermelon looks like.
I will be posting more often now that we are seeing results. Maybe I’ll have a weekly weigh-in.
What do you do with a 200 pound watermelon?
Somehow the flowers and bees showed up. I believe in the immaculate conception of Virgin Mary but not in the immaculate conception of a watermelon. No way!
Now the race is on to grow this Baby as large as possible. If you believe the seed package this little Baby will be up to 200 hundred pounds by mid September. I guess it’s possible with plenty of water, fertilizer, sunshine and heat.
Here in the Sacramento Valley we are starting the hottest time of the year. Between mid July to Mid August temperatures can easily reach into the 100’s and the nights stay warm. I use to dread this time of the year but this year I am thinking this is going to be great for the Baby.
I have never grown watermelons before so I have questions. Is it possible to over water a watermelon? Should I water daily? Should I water deep then wait until it dries out then water deep again? What is the best ratio of fertilizer? How often should I fertilize? What do I do to make the plant use it’s energy and resources to grow a large watermelon and not waste them on growing a larger plant?
Once the Baby grows about the size of a walnut I am going to start pinching off any new flowers and fruit. If you read my previous postings you’ll notice I sprouted five seeds and they are all doing well. Three of the plants have babies. Soon I hope to have one Baby on each plant in order to spread my bets.
If you have any suggestions I am all ears. I really want to see what a 200 pound watermelon looks like.
I will be posting more often now that we are seeing results. Maybe I’ll have a weekly weigh-in.
What do you do with a 200 pound watermelon?
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