Growing Watermelon in Containers - 3 Tips // Growing Large Veggies/Fruit in Containers #2
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Growing watermelon in containers IS possible on a deck or in a small space. In this video, I share 3 tips so you can successfully grow watermelon in containers no matter how much or how little space you have!
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I had luck with growing sugar babies however the flavor wasn't the greatest. Is that a result of bad soil
Thanks for this video ma'am. Quick question: did you transplant or plant seeds directly in the bags?
Your immediate response will be highly appreciated.
Why doesn’t Kim answer questions?
My great-grandmother was of the Cree Nation from Quebec. I remember she would use duck feathers to pollinate.
This is awesome timing Thank You!!! My Autistic son became interested in our garden this year , I watched him shove watermelon seeds into pots of dirt thinking how precious he is, and just let him try. I was shocked yesterday to see watermelon plants coming up, my son is so excited! I'm going to sit with him and let him watch your earlier videos with me :) Cheers Lovely! Thanks for everything you have taught me :)
Hello Mandi - your story warms my heart! How fun it will be for him the watch the progress. Please do come back and tell me how things go with your garden. Thanks to your and your son for watching my videos!
oh my, i love that... my son has ADHD.. and well this past summer we harvested over 125 lbs of tomatoes needless to say he stuffed himself full!!! now he wont eat the ones from the store.. he he and well we now have tom tom cherry tomatoes in our little green house in my apartment.. he is anxiously waiting for them to ripen... got to love children and their desire to grow!
Both of your stories are so beautiful.... I wish y’all the best with your gardens ... I know that your gardening will be something they will never forget...as well as myself... cheers
I smiled so big 🍉😋😊
Wow, I was afraid because I thought it was hard to grow, but now I see that it's easy. Thank you for your time, effort, and insight. I will follow these steps.
I have my watermelon growing in pots and they flowed out on the grown. I have 2 pots and I have 7 melons growing so far.
What size pot did you use?
Yes what size are your pots plz ?
7 melons on 1 plant?
If yes then pluck some of them for big melons
I have a little more space so I bought the 40 gallon black totes from Lowe’s. I drilled drainage holes in the bottom and put them on mulch on a bed liner in a little planter. The black containers really help keep the soil warm and the good drainage ensures you never get rot. I kind of want to try some of hose wrested pots you have though. Thanks for the video and tips. This will help my yield a lot!
there are also minimally vining varieties such as mini love and sugar pot. these have vine lengths of 12 to 24 inches long and produce up to 6 cantelope sized watermelons.
looking forward to seeing the watermelons grow
DO WHAT YOU CAN WHERE YOU ARE is what we say =)
Great advice, Doug and Stacey! Thanks for watching!
OFF GRID with DOUG & STACY
Thank you for this helpful video. This year, I'm growing watermelon for the first time and the instruction on training the vines upward and on hand pollinating are so useful.
I am experimenting this year - I have the regular growbags, large 'dumpy' bags and some just planted outdoors - for next year I have also bought felt planters. I love melons, grow a number of varieties - this year a yellow coloured water melon. I use Velcro tape (Velcro band one wrap tape) on all of my climbers, can be broken off by hand and reused, it is also sold on Amazon.) For pollination I use cotton buds whenever necessary. Great video, thanks - from a wet and windy UK!
Growing my watermelons for the first time, looking good so far!
I never pollinate my watermelon and they grow like crazy. I grow mine in a regular tote bucket which drill holes in it. I’ve been successful at it now for 3 yrs.
Mine grew out of my compost suddenly and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. I'm taking the tote route so far. I know it came from a large watermelon. Did yours end up on the ground after it started producing melons?
Otulissa3 yes, I produced six throughout the entire summer. I put small buckets under them while on the ground to help them to continue to grow. I also use trellises for the vines.
Wow
That's awesome!! If you have lots of bees around the garden, usually you don't have to worry about hand pollinating. I had to hand pollinate a few plants last year because I didn't have as many bees as I do this year😁 Thanks for sharing your experience with us🌸 Happy Planting!
I believe the reason they hand pollinate these is because when bees pollinate them they may cross pollinate different varieties. The seed of the fruit will yield hybrids in the next season. Hand pollinating ensures (for the most part) true to parent seeds.
use jute for training the vines, that tape once used usually not used again and it doesnt decompose very well. use jute or metal, at least those will not end up floating in the ocean
Trying to grow our sugar baby watermelons in containers this year! Can’t wait to see how they work out.
I'm growing sugar baby watermelons this year in a container with a trellis on it. Im so excited and can't wait to see how it works! These tips will help a lot, thanks Kim!🌻
Hola Kim :) Wow, can't wait to see these guys grow on that trellis! I mean they are looking great so far. Exciting :) no watermelons out here but the rest of my garden is doing great in their containers! Enjoy you Sunday you guys!!! :)
Pineapples I grow in containers too. I use sometimes bread ties to help my fruits vegetables to grow straight. I travel in a RV but always have fresh food all the time.
thank you for the tips on how to grow watermelons in a container !! thanks for sharing and happy gardening !!
Hi Kim, since watching your video of growing large plants in pots, I have used the Smart Pots to grow my watermelons and they are growing like crazy!! thanks for sharing the tip about them.
I use a 2 gallon watering can. I fill almost to top with filtered water. I add 1 tablespoon Epsom Salt, 2 tablespoons Miracle Grow for tomatoes, 1/4 cup alaska Fish fertilizer, 1/2 cup Kroger skim milk, (this covers the N-P-K and calcium, magnesium and sulfur needed by all veggies) then stir and mix well. I divide this 2 gallons among 2 watermelons and 2 cantelopes. Do the same recipe for my tomatoes, squash , and bell peppers. I am having my best results ever with this once every 7 to 10 day feedings. Big thick stalks, large green leaves, dozens of flowers and fruits everywhere. I do this extreme because all my plants are in containers. It's usually hot here so I water almost every day which leaches a lot out of the containers.
Great video!! I can't wait for my Sugar Baby Watermelon to start producing!! Love your videos Kim! Thank you so much for sharing!! 🌸 I just love your videos!
I live in Central Florida Zone 9b and it can be pretty tough to grow here during the summer due to the excessive heat, humidity and rain we get between May and Sept. Even though it can be challenging, I still try to grow what I can in the summer.
Great video Kim. Watermelons....yum. I can't wait to grow some later in the year.
growing a water melon was hard but u helpt me a lot thank you 🌱
Awesome, I am going to try them in the spring.
Thanks for the video ..I learned a lot ...I’ve never grown watermelon in pots..simply did not know how ...I appreciate you showing us how to hand pollinate I will apply this principle to my yellow squash and my zucchini squash as well 🙏
Thanks. Such a Lovely video about gardening. Best
Excellent tips. I love your container videos. Thank you sharing clear and concise tips in your advices in growing vegetables.:)
Hello Pam, glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for more tips on the other planted in containers as well as harvest videos! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you for your video. This year I'm more committed to do gardening with smartpot theory. Too many gophers underground, so I'm literally taking it to another level
Hi I love the vibrant colors in your garden. I just purchased 5 smart pots and planted peppers I live in zone 9 so I have warmer weather pretty much year round. Thanks for the inspiration and tips
Zone 9 here too...dealing with clay dirt, and the pots have been a life saver! Enjoy!
Awesome update thank you for sharing have a blessed day
Great video. Awesome Job!!
Helpful. First time trying it.
I like your videos Kim, interesting and not dull to watch. This year I am actually growing a few different varieties of watermelon and cantaloupe/muskemelon, some on pots and some on the ground. I am doing a little experiment here in my garden every year. 😂 We've been organically gardening and raising quails and chicken for several years and even doing Aquaphonic gardening. I wanted to let you know that I used the Vermisttera Tea and castings on my plant this year, it was a great addition to my garden bedding and foliar fertilizer. I will post some pictures or videos on how my garden looks now, planted them right around end of April. They are just starting to have female flowers due to the weather just starting to really heat up. I live in the East Bay. Hope you continue to post some more watermelon and cantaloupe videos.
thanks for the book
Thanks for tips
Thank you for sharing
sorry forgot to see it since it was night for me,vry nice and informative video! waiting for an abundant harvest video !lots of love
That was great.......
Learned a lot.
It was a good video.
It was so help full
I like the small brush idea best. Not near enough bees around and that means less bee stings which is good, but less food production which is definitely not good.
This was a wonderful, informative and straightforward video. The other watermelon container vids here are so weird lol
Why so?
hahah that hand pollination kills me! so cute! I'm so intimidated by fertilizing... I've heard horror stories where people burn their plants out... wish me luck!
Great idea with trellis Kim!! I'm growing Mighty Midgets, sugar baby, and tiger melons. i will definitely use the trellising idea! hope your having a great day!!!!
Hi Kristy - love your variety - you will so enjoy harvesting those melons! Bet you can't wait. Hope your week is going well too!
I love your videos
I am Thai, love and enjoy your vdo, and i am also learning eng with you, Thanks a lot na ka.
khaekai Sukkay: Sawadee krup, from Tennesse, U.S. of A.
I like you! I am growing sugar baby watermelon in a container and thanks to your tips, I just may be successful! I think we're going to grow some great watermelon together.
Thank you 💕💕🕊
I've only had experience going tomatoes in pots but finally decided to grow golden wax beans as well this year. I started bell peppers and am planning on planting some of these compact watermelons with the golden flesh and this video was super helpful! Still a little intimidated but excited as well! New sub!
Thank you for sharing your videos! I live in Central Texas and am growing Bonnie Plants Ice Box Watermelons(Heirloom Sugar Baby) and having a great time watching them becoming loaded with melons. I am puzzled on what size to pick them tho. Growing on a cattle panel support and I have supported them with strips of panty hose.
I'am interested in trying the trellis idea, but looking for video's on how to support the big/huge watermelon from falling and breaking off
very informative. Ty
This is my first time growing watermelon on a trellis and they look amazing. Hopefully they come out sweet.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I love your videos! Thanks for all the great info. Will I be able to grow crimson sweet watermelons in containers and use a tomato cage as a trellis or would I need a stronger trellis to support watermelon?
Nice. Thank you.😄
Great video. Now to let my mom watch and think about doing cantaloupe in containers 😊 thanks!
@snobunni426 If you like cantaloupe and grow in containers, we did an Eden's Gem variety a couple of years ago in 5 gallon buckets, and they did pretty well. They are smaller melon, but pretty tasty.
www.rareseeds.com/eden-s-gem-rocky-ford-melon/
Cantaloupe would work beautifully in containers, just make sure you have one large enough, 15-20 gallons. The Smart Pots have a ton of sizes to choose from, astore.amazon.com/cagaho-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=72. Keep me posted and thanks so much for watching!
Good
Tankyou so mach
Elo, thanks much. Video helped mucho. I really want to use container because lack of space but don’t have them that big. Can I use smaller?
Hi Kim...thank u so much for all of your great videos! I would like to know how to grow cantelope in a container?? I planted some seeds last summer and the plant grew like crazy but died before it ever produced any fruit! What did I do wrong and how can I get past this dying plant issue and actually grow some fruit?? Thank u!!
Thanks for sharing :)))
I love these videos!! Why do you use that plastic tape instead of something like hemp chord? Would some kind of string stick more to the plant? thanks!
perfect timing! need to transplant mine. was wondering if I could do it in containers
Hi Dorian - Yes, you sure can! Just make sure you chose a container large enough, more about that in the first video in this series, ua-cam.com/video/xKKuI-RHcvk/v-deo.html. Let me know how it goes for you!
How perfect! I just bought some sugar baby seeds and been thinking about what size container I would need. How many plants do you think should be planted in the 20 gallon container?
Kim thanks for the great tips on growing vegetable Vining plants I was wondering about something that you did not mention in your video or at least I don't think you did anyway when feeding your vegetable Vining plants when is the best time to feed them do you feed them before the blooms come on or do you feed them after the blooms come on I heard that somewhere and I was just wondering if that was true or not
I like the round tower welded wire trellis you grow the sugar baby watermelons on. I will not be planting in a container but can't use a cattle panel trellis. Do you think the round tower trellis will work okay in the garden? I would appreciate your advice!
Thanks for this video ma'am. Quick question: did you transplant or plant seeds directly in the bags?
Your immediate response will be highly appreciated.
Thank you for the beautifuI presentation. 2 days agoI pIanted 4 seeds of water meIon in a base.I am pIanning to transt pIant in a bigger pIastic bag.and put it just beside our front door. I wiII copy what you did.from PhiIippines.
Hello, and thanks for the videos! I'm curious how many watermelon plants do you have per pot? I saw another video of yours and it mentioned a cantaloupe and a sugar baby, so I assume you could do 2-3 per 20 gallon pot? I'm also curious if there are difference between these "Smart pots" and other "grow bag" type items out there? Are there advantages to one over the other? It also looks like having more space for the tendrils to grab onto, will give more advantage to grow for these vines?
Thank you.
i am growing watermelons and cantaloups in pots. it good to know what happens with plant, root size, how many it need water. Russia, Saint-Petersburg (near Finland). Pots on street. Best wishes!
So glad you are growing in containers - glad the video was helpful. Keep me posted on their progress and thanks for watching!
I have been growing charentais melons in containers as they are one of my favorite. Next years I may add one or two more.
Charentais melons are my favorite !!😍😍
Hi nice video! I've been growing watermelon in a jiffy peat bag and they are a little over a week old. Could you tell me when I'll have to move them to a pot, please? Much appreciated.
I use old music tapes, about the same thing and are brown and can't be seen. I use containers because my new home has hard clay and I lost all my watermelon last year... I am growing all vining plants in one area and I allow them to crawl along the ground that has been covered with black floral cloth... I love your little wood "patio" I will do that, I have just the right place. Looks so lovely and neat. :) Thanks for your video...
How many watermelon plants are in each container? Thank you Great videos.
I haven't had any luck maturing baby watermelons. I do live in Arizona can the heat be effecting them or maybe I need to pollinate them my self? Thank you so much for your videos they are very informative. I am in the process of growing snap peas, cucumber, tomatoes, and peppers so far I've harsent cucumbers and snap peas . My kids have been loving it .
How did you build the wired mesh. Please post a video on that please
Hi Kim, I was wondering where can I find a round trellis like the one you have at. Am growing a watermelon but the vines are starting to grow out pot is it a store bought or DIY trellis if so how do you make it? Thank you.
What a babe ,and informative.
could you please tell me about the trellis..how tall, wat kind, and with each limb do i spread around trellis in and out? thanks in advance
im watching to see if i should stop watering when it starts to grow water melon and if i need to cut off male leaves
Can I use that type of trellis with all big leaf vegetables like squash,eggplant,etc for my 5 gallon containers???
Do you have any recommendations for specific soil? My parents got soil from a worm farm but it just isn’t measuring up to be that great of soil...I’ve been using Joe’s Organics fertilizer on it and it seemed to grow really well but the flower buds seem quite small.
:) Thanks for sharing :)
hello
i see you have a stake in the pot ..what is it attached to ? and when it comes to the weaving the branches you put them in the closest slots according to length or as they grow you put them in each slot? can i use fish fertilizer? thanks in advance
Can the liquid fertilizer be put into an Earthbox reservoir or does it need to go directly into the potting mix? Also, do you ever have a problem with squash bugs and if so how do you deal with it. Thanking you in advance for your videos and help to us all.
How many wines can i have coming off 1 main stem ir should i cut the all off so i have only 1 stem ? Cheers 👍
Can you use Miracle Grow Shake and Feed instead of liquid fertilizer?
My first time growing Black Diamond watermelons in a grow bag how often should I fertilize them?
How would you container plant seedless watermelons that require a pollinator seed..
Hi there. Can I use bocashi tea instead of the worm tea which I cannot find in my country? Greetings from Mauritius.
where to buy the stretchy tape you use?
How did the smart pot Watermelon crop do?
i have been using the same kind of pots you use. i see this year on the outside of the bottom of the pot has algea or green stuff on the outide of pot. is that bad. or can i still use it
do you mostly use the 20 gallon containers for your vegetables too? Are these an ideal size for most veggies and fruit?
Thank you for the video, I live in Texas and am growing container Congo watermelon , my soil is very hard and I water daily ... is it ok that my soil is very stiff and hard now. It did not start this way
From North Florida - Just starting to plant watermelon seeds in a container - should I use garden soil or a mix of garden soil with native soil
What if u just want a few melons ? Is there a way to get the flowers out early n keep it small with just a few?
Have you ever had spider mites invade your garden? If so how did you rid the garden of the pest?
How many individual plants can I put in one 15 gallon grow bag. I want to put 2 plants in one bag??
I want to know what is the name of the liquid you mix with the water and water the plants at the end if the video? Thanks a lot!