How many watermelons per plant

When you think of the perfect summertime treat, I’ll bet watermelon comes to mind.

Watermelon growing problems

No barbecue, picnic or family reunion is complete without at least one large, dusky green melon gracing the picnic table.

And if you’re under ten, there’s nothing more fun than a watermelon seed spitting contest.

Well, except maybe spitting the seeds at your siblings.

Yup, it’s hard to picture summer without including watermelon in there somewhere.

But as many a gardener will tell you, growing them is no easy picnic.

The vines shrivel up and die; they succumb to powdery mildew; you can get long, lanky vines with no fruit or tons of fruit that never ripens.

Or worse yet, when you do manage to grow a few nice melons, you have no idea when to pick them and end up cutting into a melon that’s still white or one that’s so far gone you can’t eat it.

Well, not this year.

This year, I will share the tricks you need to know to grow sweet and hefty watermelons.

I can guarantee when you grow them yourself they always taste better than anything from the sto

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