Re: Watermelon Patch

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@On It wrote:
In a post a while back, I stated my favorite childhood memory was going to the watermelon patch with my dad. Here is a photo of a watermelon patch I saw online a few minutes ago. Those vines need a lot of space.

@On It I was in bed for 2 weeks in awful pain after carrying one about that size to the car and leaning forward to put it in the trunk at the farmer's market. I thought I'd ruined my back forever, but luckily it got ok.

cheriere · ‎12-01-2023

@Sooner wrote:
@Enufstuff wrote:
I love watermelon, but I have been disappointed in what the stores have been selling in recent years. They don't have the flavor of the watermelons from years ago.

They call them "seedless", but they are not seedless. They have tiny white seeds that are difficult to remove. The dark colored seeds found in the variety that were sold years ago, were larger and easy to remove.

They had such delicious flavor, before they messed with them.
@Enufstuff My cousin grew Black Diamond and Charleston Grays and they were so so so good! You'd get up some morning and there would be four or five sitting on the porch.

I still like watermelon and some of those little ones aren't bad, but still have pickups selling the big ones around here!

We grow the Black Diamond & Charleston Gray's along with Jubilee's & Rattlesnakes. It never occurred to me until now how many watermelon are named after snakes lol.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

The Ph level in the soil is extremely important to watermelon growth, along with much warmer temperatures than we have in our short WV growing season.