Watermelons
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Watermelon Southern Blight: How To Treat Southern Blight On Watermelon Vines
In order to grow the best crop of watermelons, it is best to familiarize yourself with pests and diseases that may impact their overall health. One such disease, watermelon southern blight, is especially harmful during the hottest parts of the growing season. Learn more here.
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Watermelon Dropping Blossoms: Why Are Flowers Falling Off Watermelon Vines
Watermelons grow many more blossoms than they need to produce fruit. Click this article to learn when blossom drop is serious, when it is normal, and how to determine between the two so we can get your watermelons to grow into big, juicy fruit.
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Cole’s Early Watermelon Info: Learn How To Grow Cole’s Early Watermelons
Watermelons can take 90 to 100 days to maturity. That's a long time when you're craving that sweet, juiciness and beautiful scent of a ripe melon. Cole's Early will be ripe and ready in just 80 days, shaving a week or more off your wait time. Click here to learn more.
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Tendergold Melon Info: How to Grow Tendergold Watermelons
Heirloom melons are those that have been around for at least 50 years. If you’re interested in growing heirloom melons, Tendergold melons are a good way to start. Click on the following article and learn how to grow Tendergold watermelons.
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Tiger Baby Watermelons – Growing Tiger Baby Melons In The Garden
All cold, ripe watermelons have fans on hot afternoons, but some types of melons are particularly delicious. Many put Tiger Baby watermelons in that category, with their super-sweet, bright red meat. If you are interested in growing Tiger Baby melons, click here.
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Watermelon Cercospora Leaf Spot: How To Manage Cercospora Leaf Spot Of Watermelons
There?s nothing quite like biting into a sweet and juicy melon you?ve grown yourself. So it can be really devastating to discover that your vines are suffering from disease, especially one as prevalent as cercospora leaf spot. Learn about cercospora leaf spot of watermelons here.
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Myrothecium Leaf Spot Of Watermelon: What Is Watermelon Myrothecium Leaf Spot
There's a fungus among us! Myrothecium leaf spot of watermelon is a mouthful to say but, luckily, it does minimal damage to those sweet, juicy fruits. It is the leaves that take the brunt of the fungi's attack. Learn more about the disease and its control in this article.
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Watermelon Growing: Great Watermelon Varieties To Try
There are many watermelon varieties including those in surprising hues and different sizes. Read on for more.
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Watermelons With Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease – What Causes Yellow Watermelon Vines
Cucurbit yellow vine disease is a bacterial disease caused by the pathogen Serratia marcescens. It infects plants in the cucurbit family. Click here to learn about treatment and control options for watermelons with cucurbit yellow vine disease.
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Jubilee Melon Care: Growing Jubilee Watermelons In The Garden
Nothing is quite as tasty as homegrown. Jubilee watermelon info outlines a process of seeding and pinching blossoms that helps develop that sought-after taste. Click this article for detailed directions on how to grow a watermelon that will impress your family.
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Gummy Stem Blight Symptoms: Treating Watermelons With Gummy Stem Blight
Watermelon gummy stem blight is a serious disease that afflicts all major cucurbits. It refers to the foliar and stem infecting phase of the disease and black rot refers to the fruit rotting phase. Find out what causes gummy stem blight in this article.
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Desert King Watermelon Care: Growing A Drought Tolerant Watermelon Vine
Desert King is a drought tolerant watermelon that still produces reliably juicy melons. Interested in learning how to grow a Desert King? The following article contains Desert King melon information for growing and care.
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Watermelon ‘Yellow Baby’ – Tips For Yellow Baby Melon Care
When asked to picture a watermelon, most people have a pretty clear image in their heads: green rind, red flesh. But there are actually several yellow varieties of watermelon on the market. One is the Yellow Baby watermelon. Learn more about Yellow Baby melon care here.
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Watermelon ‘Millionaire’ Variety - Learn How To Grow A Millionaire Melon
Homegrown watermelons are a long-time favorite in the edible summer garden. While open pollinated varieties are popular, the seeds may make them difficult to eat. Planting seedless varieties offer a solution to this dilemma. Learn about the watermelon ?Millionaire? variety here.
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Watermelon Mosaic Virus: Treating Watermelon Plants With Mosaic Virus
Watermelon mosaic virus is introduced by a tiny insect so small they are difficult to see with the naked eye. These little troublemakers can cause serious adverse effects in watermelon crops. Here are some tricks on recognizing the disease and minimizing its damage.
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How To Water Watermelon Plants And When To Water Watermelons
Watermelons are a summer favorite but sometimes gardeners find that these juicy melons can be a little tricky to grow. In particular, knowing how and when to water them. The advice in this article should help with that.
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Removing Melon Fruit: How To Thin Out Watermelon Plants
Thinning out fruit is also a common practice and is done to engender larger, healthier fruit by reducing competition for light, water, and nutrients. If you want enormous watermelons, for example, then thinning the watermelon fruit is necessary. This article will help.
