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Watermelon advice needed
In my garden, I have about a dozen watermelon plants. The plants got off to
a late start due to insects and cold weather, so I made a last minute planting towards the end of June. The cold weather continued, and the plants are still quite small, have maybe a half dozen leaves. What are the chances that they will mature and set fruit? Around here (middle of the Wilamette Valley, Oregon), the weather cools off about the middle of September, sometimes as early as the end of August. Summer has barely started, and it's almost over :-). Should I plow them under and use the space for winter crops? Or is there a chance that I'll get some melons out of them? |
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Watermelon advice needed
"Zootal" wrote in message
In my garden, I have about a dozen watermelon plants. The plants got off to a late start due to insects and cold weather, so I made a last minute planting towards the end of June. The cold weather continued, and the plants are still quite small, have maybe a half dozen leaves. What are the chances that they will mature and set fruit? Around here (middle of the Wilamette Valley, Oregon), the weather cools off about the middle of September, sometimes as early as the end of August. Summer has barely started, and it's almost over :-). Should I plow them under and use the space for winter crops? Or is there a chance that I'll get some melons out of them? I sometimes (depending on the plant and my desire to harvest its produce) extend the growing season by putting 4 bales of hay/straw round the plant and covering it with an old window. |
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Watermelon advice needed
I sometimes (depending on the plant and my desire to harvest its produce) extend the growing season by putting 4 bales of hay/straw round the plant and covering it with an old window. Not a bad idea...but a bit impractical for watermelons. Hmm...maybe a large piece of plexiglass would work... |
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