Use granular fertilizer to your plant. Most granular fertilizers are applied at a rate of 11/2 pounds per 100 square feet. Scatter the fertilizer around the plants and water it well. But make sure that the fertilizer does not come in contact with the plant, as this may cause the plant to burn. You can use base nutrients Sensi bloom which will work well. This will help the plant to get the energy they need to produce high quality fruit.

In article ,
allen73 wrote:

'Farm1[_4_ Wrote:
;976801']I'm growing mini watermelons for the first time and I have a
few tiny melons
that have set on my vines so in the current heat we are getting I should
be
able to get them to harvest if I can keep up the water to them.

Does anyone know if theyd need anything at this stage of summer other
than
heat and water to keep them ramping along?

Use granular fertilizer to your plant. Most granular fertilizers are
applied at a rate of 11/2 pounds per 100 square feet. Scatter the
fertilizer around the plants and water it well. But make sure that the
fertilizer does not come in contact with the plant, as this may cause
the plant to burn. You can use base nutrients Sensi bloom which will
work well. This will help the plant to get the energy they need to
produce high quality fruit.

Allen, Farm1 is in NSW Australia. Her weather is the equivalent of our
August. She wants her melons to ripen, not to go vegetative, which is
what your course of action would lead to. When plants start running out
of warmth, and food, they try to set their fruit as quickly as they can.
Spring and mid-summer are the times for nitrogen.

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"Billy" wrote in message news:wildbilly-

Allen, Farm1 is in NSW Australia.

:-)) You remembered!

Her weather is the equivalent of our
August. She wants her melons to ripen,

........and today I harvested the first one. Not having ever grown them
before, I wondered if they were ripe when you knocked on them. The one I
harvested knocked beautifully but it wasn't quite ripe. It was tasty and
certainly had a good watermelony flavour, but I think another week or so
would have been better. Not to worry, my grandkids will scoff it down
anyway.

I've also got 2 different types of ripe plums (well prunes really but I've
never really known what the difference between the plums and prunes is
supposed to be- these are both officially 'prunes'), ripe apples and strawbs
and zucchs and the basket I took to my offspring's place full of garden
goodies looked gorgeous with a dozen eggs added along with some herbs and a
few other things that I now can't bring to mind.

Farm1 wrote:
....
.......and today I harvested the first one. Not having ever grown them
before, I wondered if they were ripe when you knocked on them. The one I
harvested knocked beautifully but it wasn't quite ripe. It was tasty and
certainly had a good watermelony flavour, but I think another week or so
would have been better. Not to worry, my grandkids will scoff it down
anyway.

i would like to hear more "how to tell a
melon is ripe" descriptions...

since i've not grown them it would come
in handy.


I've also got 2 different types of ripe plums (well prunes really but I've
never really known what the difference between the plums and prunes is
supposed to be- these are both officially 'prunes'),

for me prunes have always been dried plums.


ripe apples and strawbs
and zucchs and the basket I took to my offspring's place full of garden
goodies looked gorgeous with a dozen eggs added along with some herbs and a
few other things that I now can't bring to mind.

nice to hear about green, growing and ripe
when i'm looking at snow... today it is
supposed to rain and get warmer again. after
-3F the other night i'm ok with that.


songbird

"songbird" wrote in message
...
Farm1 wrote:
...
.......and today I harvested the first one. Not having ever grown them
before, I wondered if they were ripe when you knocked on them. The one I
harvested knocked beautifully but it wasn't quite ripe. It was tasty and
certainly had a good watermelony flavour, but I think another week or so
would have been better. Not to worry, my grandkids will scoff it down
anyway.

i would like to hear more "how to tell a
melon is ripe" descriptions...


:-)) So would I!

since i've not grown them it would come
in handy.


I've also got 2 different types of ripe plums (well prunes really but
I've never really known what the difference between the plums and
prunes is
supposed to be- these are both officially 'prunes'),

for me prunes have always been dried plums.

The varieties I have (Robe de Sargent and D'Agen) are both sold here as
prunes but since prunes come from plums I guess it is like you say probalby
just a case of if they are dried or not. Either way, they are very tasty.


ripe apples and strawbs
and zucchs and the basket I took to my offspring's place full of garden
goodies looked gorgeous with a dozen eggs added along with some herbs and
a
few other things that I now can't bring to mind.

nice to hear about green, growing and ripe
when i'm looking at snow... today it is
supposed to rain and get warmer again. after
-3F the other night i'm ok with that.

Yes, I can imagine. Those storms in the NE of the US look diabolical. I
think after seeing the pics that I'd even prefer stinking heat and bushfires
over those sorts of conditions any day.

In article , "Farm1"
wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message news:wildbilly-

Allen, Farm1 is in NSW Australia.

:-)) You remembered!

Her weather is the equivalent of our
August. She wants her melons to ripen,

.......and today I harvested the first one. Not having ever grown them
before, I wondered if they were ripe when you knocked on them. The one I
harvested knocked beautifully but it wasn't quite ripe. It was tasty and
certainly had a good watermelony flavour, but I think another week or so
would have been better. Not to worry, my grandkids will scoff it down
anyway.

I've also got 2 different types of ripe plums (well prunes really but I've
never really known what the difference between the plums and prunes is
supposed to be- these are both officially 'prunes'), ripe apples and strawbs
and zucchs and the basket I took to my offspring's place full of garden
goodies looked gorgeous with a dozen eggs added along with some herbs and a
few other things that I now can't bring to mind.

If I remember correctly, Bill Who Putters, once said if the melon sounds
like your head when you tap it, it's not ripe. If it sounds like your
stomach when you tap it, it's over ripe, but if it sounds like your
chest when you tap it, it IS ripe.

Maybe once Bill Who Putters digs himself out of the snow, he'll respond.

--
Welcome to the New America.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg
or
E Pluribus Unum
Next time vote Green Party

"Billy" wrote in message
...
In article , "Farm1"
wrote:

"Billy" wrote in message news:wildbilly-

Allen, Farm1 is in NSW Australia.

:-)) You remembered!

Her weather is the equivalent of our
August. She wants her melons to ripen,

.......and today I harvested the first one. Not having ever grown them
before, I wondered if they were ripe when you knocked on them. The one I
harvested knocked beautifully but it wasn't quite ripe. It was tasty and
certainly had a good watermelony flavour, but I think another week or so
would have been better. Not to worry, my grandkids will scoff it down
anyway.

I've also got 2 different types of ripe plums (well prunes really but
I've
never really known what the difference between the plums and prunes is
supposed to be- these are both officially 'prunes'), ripe apples and
strawbs
and zucchs and the basket I took to my offspring's place full of garden
goodies looked gorgeous with a dozen eggs added along with some herbs and
a
few other things that I now can't bring to mind.

If I remember correctly, Bill Who Putters, once said if the melon sounds
like your head when you tap it, it's not ripe. If it sounds like your
stomach when you tap it, it's over ripe, but if it sounds like your
chest when you tap it, it IS ripe.

Maybe once Bill Who Putters digs himself out of the snow, he'll respond.

LOL. After having just spent the time rapping the various parts of my body,
I can tell the differnece in sound and what you write does make sense.