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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Seedless Watermelon
  • Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:14:08 -0600 (CST)

It's much more important with seedless watermelons. If you have fresh seed,
other watermelons are easy to grow.

Bill

>> If you try growing transplants, another caution. Once you've seeded the
>>trays
>> and watered them thoroughly, don't water again until the seedlings begin to
>> emerge. They really suffer when overwatered. Keep them warm, but not
>> excessively hot. They are very sensitive as germinating seeds. But once
>> they're up and growing, you can treat them like any other watermelon.
>
>Nice tip. Is this true only for seedless watermelon, or for other
>watermelons, and other melons?
>
> --
> Richard Robinson
> http://www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
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