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watermelon growth
Hi,
I have gotten many vines moving out in all directions, plenty of yellow flowers, but no fruit. I have it in full sun, too, and use miracle grow every 2 weeks. It's almost the end of August. Am I doing something wrong? Theresa |
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watermelon growth
many things factor into how well your plants will do but most problems go
back to one's soil. do you regularly add organic matter? is it a clay or sandy soil? have u received adequate moisture this year? have u kept the weeds down to a minimum? are you growing a variety that's well suited for the length of your growing season? u mentioned using miracle grow - have you been careful not to over-fertilize (almost impossible if u use a slow release organic source)? are the flowers you're seeing the first flowers of the summer or has there been plenty around for some time? realize that the very first flowers to show up are male - it's not til later that the females show up - you have to have both plus adequate polination. here in michigan, the "icebox" varieties perform very well. i've had very good luck with both "yellow baby" and "yellow doll." other icebox varieties have been so traumatized by the rain/cold we often have right after planting, that they seem to grow poorly the rest of the season. we should be getting our first melon in another week or two. it's sad to say but if you don't start seeing some melons starting very soon, u'll run out of time before the first frost (assuming you're in zone 5 as myself). plz answer the above ?'s and we can provide more insight... "Theresa V." wrote in message news:ccLRc.3072$K82.1676@trndny01... Hi, I have gotten many vines moving out in all directions, plenty of yellow flowers, but no fruit. I have it in full sun, too, and use miracle grow every 2 weeks. It's almost the end of August. Am I doing something wrong? Theresa |
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