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Post by kazedwards on Jul 10, 2014 12:07:20 GMT -5
Last year the watermelons didn't do well at all. Out of 6 plants we got maybe 4 ripe melons. Each plant only produced 1 fruit at a time and most rotted on the bottom before they were ready. This year I have several fruit on each plant (3+). From what I read over the winter it is common for each plant to only produce 1 fruit at a time. Is this true? If it is if can I keep the fruit that is doing best and pick the others off so that the best one matures? Also if a plant can produce more than one fruit at a time is there a trick to keep the bottoms and ends from rotting? I tried putting grass under the fruit to keep them off the dirt but that seemed to make the problem worse last year. They are doing really well right now and seem like they will produce really well this year. I am growing Chelsea from SSE this season and last year I grew Carolina cross and bush sugar baby from Burpee. Bush sugar baby was the only one to muture fruit and they were very small and mostly rind. Any help is appreciated.
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Post by steev on Jul 10, 2014 19:07:12 GMT -5
Allowing ventilation under the fruit would help; plastic berry-baskets or pot-trays should work.
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 11, 2014 0:23:43 GMT -5
Thank you Steev. What about the fruit to plant ratio?
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Post by steev on Jul 11, 2014 10:38:24 GMT -5
As with any plant, more fruits splits the plant's production-capacity thinner.
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