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Re: Watermelon fertilizer
[Re: Jakethesnake]
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05/14/21 07:57 PM
05/14/21 07:57 PM
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Shotts
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I have had the best luck laying my rows out and running a middle buster down every over one. I then put a good base of composted chicken litter in the furrow. I shoot for about the equivalent of a 4” pvc pipe of manure in the furrow if that makes sense. On top of the chicken litter I put basic slag, last year I had 75 hills in two rows and put 50lb of basic slag on them. Then I put my plow on and roll the furrow closed. I have also made a pass down each furrow with a tiller to blend it in the soil but not sure it’s necessary. We then transplant 2-3 plants every 2ft in a hill. I usually only plant desert kings and have several that are 30lbs every year.
You can do a simpler version of this and just dig a hole at each hill the depth of a shovel head and about the size of a 5 gallon bucket and fill with litter and basic slag. About 1.5 shovels per hill and a double hand full of basic slag. Blend some soul back in and transplant 2-3 per hill.
If your soul is poor you might want to add some 17-17-17 as well but I generally plant in a bottom area that has good soil and don’t need the additional fertilizer.
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Re: Watermelon fertilizer
[Re: jwalker77]
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05/15/21 06:34 AM
05/15/21 06:34 AM
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Shotts
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It works, last year my plants were waist deep and made a ton of watermelons that were delicious. I haven’t gotten them in yet this year hope to this week but rain has been rough on my schedule. I have had my garden broke since first of March and disk twice but can’t get it to cooperate to plant.
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Re: Watermelon fertilizer
[Re: Jakethesnake]
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05/27/21 06:03 PM
05/27/21 06:03 PM
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It hit them with triple thirteen when they come up,, then a nitrogen to get good vine growth, another little bit of triple 13 when they are blooming.
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