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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 11,195 Likes: 138
Booner
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Joined: Dec 2009
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I got 72 plants earlier in the late spring to plant but rain set in and it was too wet to put them in the ground. The plants ended up getting long and leggy in the trays. I took a few of the plants and went stick them in my old plies of rice chaff compost. I didn’t expect any of them to survive but every one of them took off. They covered the whole compost pile and a chunk of the yard. Got melons everywhere. Picked the first one a couple days ago and I’m impressed. No fertilizer and only water they got was from the few rains we had. These are Summer Sweet 720s. And the sweetness is off the charts. Needless to say I ordered a bunch of seed for next spring. Should have several more the same size or bigger ready in a few days. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/dVcCZ4Dz/IMG-1912.jpg)
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Inter Loin Gourmet
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Inter Loin Gourmet
Joined: Jun 2021
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Nice! Nothing like a sweet melon!
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That is a hefty melon. I like hefty melons....
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14 point
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It was the best watermelon crop I've had. The melon in the picture is 43# the biggest melon I've grown. I've grown a tri axle load of 38#ers but never had one over 40. Got rain when it mattered most. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/wTpvH4G6/20260725-182154.jpg)
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Booner
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Booner
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Very nice!! I wish I could have gotten mine planted on time. I’ll be ready for em next spring.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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14 point
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Joined: Oct 2006
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I envy you guys that have the property to grow them. My grandpa used to grow cantaloupes that were probably the sweetest that I have ever eaten, but I have only ever known one guy that was successful growing watermelons.
"The struggle you're in today, is developing the strength you need for tomorrow."
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Marsh-How do you tell when they are ripe?
I have picked a couple already that had the stem and the other little thing “tindrel???” dead as well as being yellowed on the ground side. They were not ripe. I have never had trouble identifying a ripe melon before but this year I am struggling. Any hints would be appreciated!
I can't stand a thief.
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Booner
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Booner
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I go by the dried up curly thing and the yellowing.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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14 point
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I go by the dried up curly thing and the yellowing. Me too, but this year mine aren’t ripe. I can’t figure what is going on. I filled the loader bucket last week with melons I thought were ripe and gave them to all the neighbors. Only 2 said theirs were ripe.
I can't stand a thief.
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Joined: Jun 2020
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Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 15,112 Likes: 52 |
Awesome thread - ain’t planted garden In a while - miss it
Absolutely lov a watermelon if it sweet! Just had a giant from grocery store that was awesome
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self
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Joined: Jan 2020
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I go by the dried up curly thing and the yellowing. Me too, but this year mine aren’t ripe. I can’t figure what is going on. I filled the loader bucket last week with melons I thought were ripe and gave them to all the neighbors. Only 2 said theirs were ripe. I watched an Amish guy on YouTube break down how to pick a ripe watermelon. One of the main criteria was that the melon be butter colored where it touches the ground. I've used his method of picking them this summer and it's worked out well
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