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Growing => Growing in Greenhouses & Polytunnels => Topic started by: fibilou on July 18, 2011, 21:22

Title: So, I've been given a watermelon plant....
Post by: fibilou on July 18, 2011, 21:22

It was in a titchy pot and very dry but still alive and kicking with several flowers on but the leaves were very dehydrated adn the plant was quite floppy. I have grown melons successfully before (have a galia melon in this year) but not watermelon.

I potted it out into a large pot full of a high-manure mix of manure/topsoil and compost and have wrapped it round a wigwam of canes. The pot is in a deep hydroponics tray in the greenhouse; I've given it a feed with some tomato feed today and after a few hours it was starting to pick up

Any tips gratefully received, it's in a greenhouse with physalis, a galia melon, a grape vine and some cherry tomatoes

Title: Re: So, I've been given a watermelon plant....
Post by: sunshineband on July 19, 2011, 08:07

If you keep it warm and well fed it should do just fine.

My brother has four this year and they are just beginning to grow small melons  :D