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Title: Growing watermelon sugar baby
Post by: upnorth on April 23, 2009, 19:58:04

Hi any advice on growing watermelon sugar baby just got packet of seed from aldi for 28p for 30 seeds  got to be worth a gamble for that price
Regards steve

Title: Re: Growing watermelon sugar baby
Post by: sunloving on April 23, 2009, 20:05:14

Im growing the orange melon they have, i just treat them like cucumbers tie in to stakes and then support developing fruit by keeping only two or three on each plant and stick them in the feet of tights or even those net orange bags you get at the supermarket tied with string or tights to somewhere above the fruit. Keep them moist like a tomato to stop splitting due to drought and flood. and hope for a sunny warm summer!
x sunloving

Title: Re: Growing watermelon sugar baby
Post by: upnorth on April 23, 2009, 20:30:37

Thanks sunloving having looked a several sites about growing watermelon  it looks like pot luck if you get any fruit from plant
Regards steve

Title: Re: Growing watermelon sugar baby
Post by: saddad on April 23, 2009, 20:39:41

I managed three last year...  ;D
Pics on here somewhere do a search.. or look back through edibles...  :)

It's on page four...  :-\

Title: Re: Growing watermelon sugar baby
Post by: upnorth on April 23, 2009, 20:51:50

Hi saddad
Just had  a look I would be happy to achieve result like that
Regards steve

Title: Re: Growing watermelon sugar baby
Post by: manicscousers on April 23, 2009, 22:08:12

we got good results last year by hand pollinating our melons, not watermelons though, too damp and cold last year  ;D