I am a first-time gardener this year and I planted a watermelon plant in May. It was cute, only 3 inches across. I picked my location for full sun and dug my hole. I amended my hole -thanks to the advice of my local gardening guru, Lamont. Well, now, just over a month later my plant is reaching 10 feet in length and 5 feet wide. The whole side yard is now leafy and green. The baby watermelons look like they are Jack and The Beanstalk’s giant beans; it’s quite magical. Multiple times a day I must trudge out there and water this plant that seems to be a very thirsty weed. I look forward to the harvest and have promised some bounty to my guru.
Cool Jen, and congratulations on you garden, your water melon and your first Post.
I heard through the ‘melon’-vine that you’ve named a melon after me. I stated that I am not sure that I can eat a melon that bears my name!
Your watermelon is behaving like mine. The vines grow super fast and threaten to “tie down” everything they contact. Your’s, however is more productive than mine. I have one lone melon about the size of a football. Evidenced by the chewing on the leaves and vines, and the tiniest watermelon buds, I think I have a critter. Yesterday I ran off a big bird (unidentified) from among the leaves. I am not sure if it was friend or foe, because the damage I’m finding doesn’t look like bird…it looks like mouse…of course, there is Itty (chihuahua)….who “shops” my garden as much as I do. hmmm
Hi. I like the way you write. Will you post some more articles?