snowNH Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Water them? I have been every other day... people on here said not to water them everyday cause they don't like that much water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Maybe I'll go back to watering the watermelons everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Maybe I'll go back to watering the watermelons everyday You don't water anything every X days, you water when the soil starts to look dry. You've probably over watered it until the roots rotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 As long as the soil is moist it's not a lack of water most likely.. it could quite easily be over-watering which is a more common mistake than under watering. Under watering is pretty easy to identify because your plants will wilt during the heat of the day and then come right back if you water them or by the evening when it cools off. If it's underwatering then watering should fix the problem within an hour or two like most cucurbits that will respond quickly to watering. Unless they got really shriveled and there was permanent damage. I transplanted a squash plant today and tore a lot of the roots off and I forgot to water it immediately. It got really wilted and was most of the leaves were just lying on the ground. When I watered it, it sprung right back. Underwatering is not usually a problem and is easy to fix. Overwatering is a little harder to identify... you'll get spindly plants with yellowing and potentially wilting. More water will of course make it worse over time. And it could take a week or more for the plants to recover from overwatering. You could have rotted the roots and drained out the nutrients. If you think it was overwatering, allow the soil to dry and then the next time you water add some fertilizer to replenish lost nutrients. It's true with watermelons you have to keep them moist because of the shallow roots, ***but you should still be allowing the soil to almost dry out between waterings.*** Water well, but don't make it soggy. Watering will depend on how hot and dry the weather is (and also wind will dry the soil faster). As long as the soil is moist beneath the surface you don't water. It's ok if the surface dries out. This will prevent overwatering and will help the roots grow deeper towards water. So it could be underwatering, overwatering or the only other thing I could think of is that they are too crowded. In your picture, is that two plants, or is it two groups of plants? If it's groups of plants, you might want to cut it down to one plant per group by using scissors to snip them at the base (don't pull them because you will disturb the others).They don't like being crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Wow litchfield... your pictures always look amazing! Here are some of my veggie garden. I'm not very good with a camera and it was evening so they're not that good but oh well. Nice. I hope the state of your pumpkin is due to the earlier planting season down there as mine is not nearly as far along. Of course, I can track my lineage back to the Burpee plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 As long as the soil is moist it's not a lack of water most likely.. it could quite easily be over-watering which is a more common mistake than under watering. Under watering is pretty easy to identify because your plants will wilt during the heat of the day and then come right back if you water them or by the evening when it cools off. If it's underwatering then watering should fix the problem within an hour or two like most cucurbits that will respond quickly to watering. Unless they got really shriveled and there was permanent damage. I transplanted a squash plant today and tore a lot of the roots off and I forgot to water it immediately. It got really wilted and was most of the leaves were just lying on the ground. When I watered it, it sprung right back. Underwatering is not usually a problem and is easy to fix. Overwatering is a little harder to identify... you'll get spindly plants with yellowing and potentially wilting. More water will of course make it worse over time. And it could take a week or more for the plants to recover from overwatering. You could have rotted the roots and drained out the nutrients. If you think it was overwatering, allow the soil to dry and then the next time you water add some fertilizer to replenish lost nutrients. It's true with watermelons you have to keep them moist because of the shallow roots, ***but you should still be allowing the soil to almost dry out between waterings.*** Water well, but don't make it soggy. Watering will depend on how hot and dry the weather is (and also wind will dry the soil faster). As long as the soil is moist beneath the surface you don't water. It's ok if the surface dries out. This will prevent overwatering and will help the roots grow deeper towards water. So it could be underwatering, overwatering or the only other thing I could think of is that they are too crowded. In your picture, is that two plants, or is it two groups of plants? If it's groups of plants, you might want to cut it down to one plant per group by using scissors to snip them at the base (don't pull them because you will disturb the others).They don't like being crowded. I bought seedlings at home depot so it should only be 2 plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 My cucumbers and zukes are still exoding.. the leaves are almost a foot long on the zukes.. Vines on cukes are wrapping around trellises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 My cucumbers and zukes are still exoding.. the leaves are almost a foot long on the zukes.. Vines on cukes are wrapping around trellises! Be prepared to eat a lot of zukes... you're going to get inundated . A few strong plants can do like dozen/week easy. I wish mine were that far along.. should have planted them earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Nice. I hope the state of your pumpkin is due to the earlier planting season down there as mine is not nearly as far along. Of course, I can track my lineage back to the Burpee plant. My guy is tiny compared to the hard-core guys. Some of them have plants with 15' main vines and 6 or 7 five foot secondary vines. I've made a few mistakes so far... you start the seedlings indoors then transplant outside around May 5 under a cold frame, but I didn't transplant until May 15 and my seedling was too big so it took longer to adjust to the outdoors. Here's a pic from a guy up in VT: And this guy's from MA... pic taken June 14: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Be prepared to eat a lot of zukes... you're going to get inundated . A few strong plants can do like dozen/week easy. I wish mine were that far along.. should have planted them earlier. My wife's cuke seeds were all duds. She just replanted earlier this week. We'll see if we can still muster some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Welcomed rain here.. nothing beats a natural watering on the garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Just planted one of strawberry runners! Measured one of my zucchini leaves 10 inches long.. pictures to come tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 My southern magnolia is coming into bloom now. I counted up to 45 buds (before giving up) that will open throughout the summer. Seven open at the moment... nothing smells better. The tree will be almost 13 feet tall by the end of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Finished my last property this morning, amazing all organic success story, after 4 months they have achieved perfection, and there kids are safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Here are updated photos of the garden... Still exploding.. did some more planting today because some watermelons plants were just withering. One watermelon is still going strong though! Sorry for multiple posts... photo size is too big to post in one reply Wideview of the of the planter box and newly planted peppers today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Another wide view... My cuke and zuke leaves are almost too big..newly planted cukes to take the place of withered watermelon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 First tomato flower!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Strawberry collection... you can see all of the runners already forming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Watermelon plant in its own container... will probably let it sprawl onto lawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Last one... Close up of the zukes and cukes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 great picture showing tomato suckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierinvermont Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 I'm a sucker trimmer The cukes are nuts! Spent all day in the garden today.. preparing a nice big fresh picked salad for our dinner tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 daylillies this year are off the hook as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 shastas echinacea and sweet william exploding in the perennial garden right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Finished my last property this morning, amazing all organic success story, after 4 months they have achieved perfection, and there kids are safe! Looks great!--time to load up the truck for GC and tackle the Pit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Looks great!--time to load up the truck for GC and tackle the Pit! Evidently if Joe leaves the seaside he'll be eaten by snakes and black flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Just saw my first cucumber flowers blossoming today! hopefully it can form some cukes soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Evidently if Joe leaves the seaside he'll be eaten by snakes and black flies. Black flies yes (as you know) snakes............the only thing in the world I am afraid of besides Julie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Black flies yes (as you know) snakes............the only thing in the world I am afraid of besides Julie. Snakes are harmless unless they are venomous and kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Snakes are harmless unless they are venomous and kill you. A woman was killed by a pet snake just north of here, been on the news a lot. Apparently, she was harboring a collection of rare (and illegal) serpents; a few of them escaped and delivered a fatal bite while she was sleeping. Crazy story....now the snakes have been donated to the Bronx Zoo, which seems like a great idea except for the fact that they had an oft-discussed serpent escape just a few months ago during the springtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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