Growing watermelon 2 - Sugar Baby Melon, from seed to harvest!
2022 ж. 3 Сәу.
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Sugar Baby is an early season watermelon, coming to maturity approximately 75-85 days after germination. The small size of the fruits, and relatively short time to harvest, make Sugar Baby on of the easier varieties to cultivate.
The fertilizer I use is (A) YARA Kristalon Red NPK 12:12:36 + (B)Yara Calcinit 15.5% N + 26.3% CaO. Make the fertilizer into a stock solution A and B .
Mix with equal ratio and dilute to EC 1.5 when first transplanting. Increase the EC 0.2 every week until. Capped at EC3.1 for the remaining season.
Happy Gardening!
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Excelente video, pudieras colocar la opción de ver los subtitulos en español. Sería maravilloso. Como la abonaste? Cada cuánto tiempo se riega? Soy de Venezuela 🇻🇪 un clima cálido, en está época mucho calor 36° Saludos
My mum always tells me it is impossible to grow melons like Honeydew, watermelon, etc. in hot weather country like Malaysia saying it will not be sweet. Now I can show her that it can be done.
Of course it is sweet....Malaysia is known for the sweet melon 🍈🍈.
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Momma you was WRONG!!
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In iran farmers plants watermelon in hot and sunny region
Lol! I got emotional after that ted reveal. As a gardener myself, it always pays off to see the fruit of your labor! Great job!
Thank you!
Just a hint. If you want plenty of melons and have more space, don't take off the side shoots. Then you will have more melons than what you'll need for the season
I agree, but with one condition, straight to the ground. I found out melon in pots, can't be too greedy, it has limitations.
Wonderful video. I planted some of these beauties and I live in Florida so they are LOVING the humid heat. Can't wait to eat some! Looked delicious.
Yeah, i totally agree, apart from Hawaii , Florida is the best place for gardening!
@@TonysExploration you from hawaiu
This is such a wonderful video and helpful, thank you! How exciting 🥰
Thanks a lot! I have 5 big plants,I grew them outside when they where small,my mistake, it took 1 and a half months for fruit to appear,each plant has a watermelon,still have the flowers on them,thank for the info
I grew these last year and loved them i just planted them to grow for this year im very exited!!!!
Awesome! This year I planted the muskmelon again!
Same, they are nice and I can't wait for this year!
These have been the best tips for me so far. Thank you!
Yes! This is what I was waiting for. I planted some of these last week.
Great to hear!
How’s it Going
@@batmanofyoutube8820 It's Growing!
Same here! I’m at about day 21
@@hookedonfishing2095 Nice!
Your harvesting technique is awesome with fresh red watermelon😋
Thanks
THANKS for sharing. I like the way it was illustrated well on how to plant and grow watermelon. 😊😊😊👏👏👏
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1:01 You got a Shiba. That's rad.
haha , having shiba is like having a cat, is a cat soul trap in a dog body!
Beautiful. Great teaching. Thank you
Thank you AniYah
Wow very good idea planting water melon in a pot
THIS IS SOOO GREAT😍 I have planted mines can’t wait for them to grow
So??? how did it go?
Any results??
Amazing video and perfect adorable dog 😍🐶👌
Thank you
Super helpful video, it was so hard to find pics of the growth stages
Very informative video, grew mine on a mound but I may try this. I'm definitely not going to cut my melon like this though. 🙄
Ya basically for KZhead presentation purpose , I only cut like this...because many times I get feedback is fake video or store bought melon.....so nothing to hide here, melon on the tree
Super helpful thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I am definitely ready to plant sum watermelon seeds in the next 2 months.
Yeah...summer coming soon!
@@TonysExploration do they have to grow up or can they grow sideways in a long planter box?
@@jellytheaxolotl573 , sideways or even on the ground will do .
Love this❤ I'm definitely planning on growing them this year. The first year I tried I wasn't successful. Thanks for sharing.
Give it a try this season!
Best video on growing watermelons
Thanks!
Very helpful for me as a novice farmer, greetings from Indonesia
Thank you!
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Oh, YES! That is perfect👍🏼🙌🏼
Thanks
Nice technique. I subscribed immediately. But how many fruits produced per plant? Again why pruning the side shoots instead of the main stem as other videos I have watched which will allow 3 branches? Thank you!
Is not a golden rule...mainly because I use pot, keep better ventilation,and I always want the melon to achieve to its biggest potential size. Actually i do keep a plant that have multiple melons per plant....it still works.
@@TonysExploration waoooo thank you for your immediate response. I grew few sugar baby and kaola seeds 4months ago but didn't learn to pollinate manually and I didn't harvest much fruits. Now I know better and I'm beginning to plant my best fruits now. Thanks once again.
best video of this melon I’ve seen.
Thank you!
I love how the dog was sniffing them lol
I have just subscribe because you are the first who learn me what the different of male and female flower 🤭
very interesting video. One thing that I'm curious about, is the need for the watermelon plants to have support for the melons. These were small enough that they seemed to be okay hanging with vine support, but many watermelons are so large it seems they need some sort of netting to hold them up or else they will break off the stem, is this true? The Sugar babies are nice enough sized that they seem to hold up without netting or support. I'm curious also if with enough fertilizer/neutrients, if we need to cut off the side branches, thus reduces total yield of our fruits? I've always heard of people saying to cut off extras in order to produce more energy for the fruits, but if the plant has enough energy to do everything then I don't see why not. Usually it's a trade of how much energy the plant can get, vs how much output, but if we are getting rid of leaves that would absorb energy, then wouldn't it be beneficial to keep them, if' there's enough nutrients being given to the plant?
Well, baby melons is not that heavy, simple trellis will be able to support the weight. For big melon, just let it run on the ground. Baby melon is okay to have 2-3 per plant , you won't have any degradation in quality or size...Theoretically, yes, if pinch-off method does help to maximize the size. My observation is that more leaves don't mean more energy given to the fruits, even given enough fertilizer.... because more energy is driven to make more leaves and more stems...If you start to reduce the leaves...then the excess nutrient has no way to go...thus all energy channels to the fruits.....Some plants, if you reduce all the leaves at once, it tricks the plant that he going to die...thus quickly producing flower and fruits...after all...all plants pass down the gene and offspring via seed(fruits) before dying.
@@TonysExploration good to know that the melons are small enough to not need much support. Also, I love the idea of growing them in a pot vertically as well. Do you prune the main stem once you have two little melons on each plant?
@@swift7169 ,yes once the main stem reach the top , around 6.5-7 feet, I prune the tip of the main stem.
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@TonysExploration what state do you live in just wondering?
Day 69 that baby melons gotta smile rolling !
I love melon plants
Thanks. Learned alot.
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Im posting this comment in hopes of getting help. Ive planted seeds in seconf half of May. Seeds have germinated and every plant has formed few leaves but they seem wringled and underdeveloped, only 1 or 2 leaves are good per plant. They are planted in 30L pot per 2 plants. Since ive planted them we had really heavy weather, lots of rain but pots are drilled at the bottom so water escapes really quickly. Im wondering did too much rain caused them to somewhat die. Leaves did not fall off nor grow any larger for 1 month and im wondering can i do anything to save them. Seems like they just stuck in vegetative state. Each pot haves “compost container” in wich i throw spoiled strawberries and strawberry leaves wich im also growing rather sucsessfully in hopes of generating food for watermelon but nothing seems to help.
Base on your description, I can roughly guess is due to the mosaic virus. Try to Google image if this fit your description. The mosaic virus will cause stunted growth, yellow spotted leaves and wringles. This virus transmitted by pest especially white fly
I just put it in a big ol pot outside and watered it every day and it grew great plenty of fruit
Sounds great!
After harvesting do you have to take the plant down or can you leave it as is for another growing season? Sorry for such a silly question I don’t know much and gardening and harvesting im learning as i go along I have taken an interest in gardening
It only last for a season, I just take the plant done and start all over again
@@TonysExploration ahhh ok gotcha I figured one can leave the plant and it would grow more melons… could one use the plant to make your own compost or is it not viable to do so?
Have some watermelon with your seed..
O my good ness I love this channel. Maybe you can try growing watermelon’s indoor
I think is doable, I would try out indoor soon!
Let’s go i’m trying to do it too but I don’t know how long it will take I’m doing Black, diamond, watermelon seeds 😊
I just planed some Sugar baby's today!
Awesome!!
Awesome, awesome. I planted different types day 7 now
great job!
Question. Do you water the seeds more than once before they sprout?
I can't remember if I did that...the rules are simple, keep it moist ...so if it starts to dry up before they sprout, you need to top up water.
🥰nice video
Thank you, happy Gardening
You have to make another one it's SOO good :) (the vid)
Thank you for watching!
I cried a little bit at the end
Oh dear...is all right
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What type of soil do you use
Just normal gardening soil, but rich in compost
Keren bang
Hello, sorry, I have a question that I can ask you if my watermelon does produce flowers, but you don't believe the watermelon and as the days go by the flowers turn black, my question is what can I do, and What fertilizer do you recommend for my plant of Watermelon
is very hard to diagnose without looking at actual plant. Did you hand pollinate the flowers (male on the female) ?
Where did you get your pots from once you planted the watermelon into bigger pots ?
From local nusery store
It is amazing video 🥰 btw how big your pot size to grow this watermelon?
15 inch diameter and 12 inch deep
@@TonysExploration in your mom
Hey i planted seeds on 7 April and on 11 may only male flower bloom yet. And leaves are getting sick ( yellow spots) . I m afraid that once all turn yellow, my all work in planting it = 0 🥺😕. What to do? And what kind of fertilizer do I have to use and how often?
Need to diagnose why yellow spot in a month. Is it a raining season, any Whitefly pest that carry the mosaic virus. Check the soil pH. Is very hard to diagnose here base on description...the best way is always observe and learn and replant again
probably won’t get a response but worth a try. I’ve been growing a watermelon but the leaves don’t look like the ones in this video. Almost all of them are quite spikey don’t seem as smooth and slightly round as the leaves in this video. This is the case with every other watermelon time lapse video. The flowers and so on are growing and look exactly like the one in the video but the massive difference in how the leaves came out makes me wonder whether I’ve done something wrong.
Well, there are some many types of melon variety and cultivar, if the leaves don't look the same, is perfectly normal. Focus on flower pollination, and check what kind of melon you get! If you have come to flower stage, you are on the right path....all the melons family have similar flower lookalike.
@@TonysExploration Hopefully i’ve managed to explain myself well. The leaves just look crazy spiky and every time I look at them, they just don’t look like what I’ve seen in every watermelon time lapse video. You’d think a good portion of the leaves had been munched away with only the spikes and a bit of leaf left behind. Whereas with yours, they just….look like leaves. My plant has also not gone through the “leaves overflow the pot” stage yet which so many timelapse seem to get through with ease. That said, the flowers are the only things that look anything like the time lapses which is the only hope I’ve managed to hold onto so far. I keep saying that it must obviously be a watermelon plant. I mean, I took the seed from the watermelon and put it in the soil and it grow from where I buried it haha. I keep getting told that the plant just looks like a weed. Hearing that can be discouraging when you’ve never done this before especially when it comes to close relatives and especially when I’m very new to growing fruit in general. Thank you for your comment. I much appreciate it.
Great video. With your growing method, does each plant produce 1 fruit? And if so, that's because you trim the side shoots?
for this cultivar , up to 2-3 per plant still reasonable. If you watch carefully, I do have two pots that I experiment that carry more than 1. Once i fix how many fruits per plant, I choose to trim the extra side shoots to focus the energy towards the fruits.
Thank you, that's really helpful 👍
Awesome
Hey what type of sand u r using ??? I have red colour sand … can u tell me how to make these type of soil at home
the general rules is to have soil that is make up from top soil (to hold the roots and micronutrient) + compost ( nutrient) + sand for drainage ...this is called potting mix. Some substitute sand with pearlite.
Very nice sir...
Thank you!
do you give them full sun or in the shade? how much water and fertilizer?
Full sun, that is a must. The fertilizers follow the label , each brand has different strengths...but more importantly is using low nitrogen , high in P n K . Watering is very morning, then again , the volume is much depend on yr site weather. You need to adjust accordingly.
so about how long until they sprout? i had planted a seed about 2-3 days ago and have not seen anything yet. Also how do you tell what flower is a male and what flower is female? ill update if/when my plant sprouts!
Don't worry yet ..give another few days...the female flower have a ovary bulb behind the petals...the males just normal petal flowers...you could distinguish easily once you reach that stage
@@TonysExploration thanks for the response!!
@@TonysExploration It sprouted!! Thank u for reminding me to be patient!!
@@TonysExploration there ended up actually being 3 that sprouted but I believe only one is gonna make it
@Nochilus_Jr it's going good! The plant grew its second pair of leaves and the next leaves are coming because I can see where they started. If you plan on/are growing these aswell I wish you luck. I have certainly had a lot of luck. Have a great day and a awesome and lucky growing season!
Is it possible to make one plant produce several fruits. If yes please write the answer....thanks. Greetings from illinois
Yes!!you can 2-3 per vine is possible
Nice video. What about light? I guess sunlight isn't needed, just daylight?
You still need full blast of sun light....at least 6 hrs per day
Could you write a complete guide on fertilising sugar baby watermelon? Like when to start fertilising, how often, and the amount/volume of fertiliser solution used each time? Thanks in advance
Well, important is the soil pH or the fertiliser solution pH must be around 6-6.5. The fertilizer I use is (A) YARA Kristalon Red NPK 12:12:36 + (B)Yara Calcinit 15.5% N + 26.3% CaO. Make the fertilizer into a stock solution A and B . Mix with equal ratio and dilute to EC 1.5 when first transplanting. Increase the EC 0.2 every week until. Capped at EC3.1 for the remaining season. You need to invest in the EC meter if using liquid fertilizer. Else and compound fertilizer with lower N, higher P and K will do. For the volume, that is really need observation, because the weather, sunny ,cloudy or raining all make the differences.
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Watermelon is easy to grow and not in 200-300 days
Tanks for tips allso growing watermellon
Awesome!
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My area temperatute is around 40C ... Should i sow seeds indoor in pot or outdoor in full sun?
outdoor work fine, but indirect sunlight
If growing up a trellis, how far apart spacing would you say between plants, and how long of a trellis would I need?
Ideally 2 feet apart and grow up to 7 feets tall
@@TonysExploration cool. Also, how many melons would a single plant produce over one season, like from spring to fall.
@@anonymousf454 For this variety , well 2-3 per plant, since potted and I want to have bigger size, so i kept to minimum quantity to make sure all the nutrient goes to the melon to maximize the size.
@@TonysExplorationHmmmm, Is there a way to plant them continuously so you get like 2-3 melons per week over like a 4 months time span? I hate to grow 6 plants and get like 15 melons, but all within a week or two. And then they go bad on me. Maybe it's one of those things that is just better to buy?
@@anonymousf454 is relatively easy for me, because I am in tropical country. All I need to sow the seeds two week apart and I can have melon all year long. Maybe not for your case, fall will come and depend on your location. You need to calculate the growing window period, and sow the seedling accordingly.
This is one of the best videos on growing watermelon I've seen so far. I'm in zone 9b. Can I still sow and grow watermelons in July 11, 2023?
I planted mine in june 19 and im in zone 9 lol my 3 plants are growing strong
@@znake109 Thank you. I will sow tomorrow.
@@josiebridges3583 remember moist not wet its really exciting seeing it grow plant is really healthy i wouldnt leave it once sprouted directly in the sun i tested this with one plant and it died due to the heat wave ! If the sun hits a spot early morning try to figure out and time the shade so let the sun hit early morning since its not that hot and once its really hot point your plant will be in the shade thats what im doing and my plants are really thriving
Better be fast..
@@TonysExploration Thank you.
Beautiful
Thanks
Thanks for the video just bought a packet of seeds today. Now I have to figure out where to plant it outdoors. Do deer, rabbit or squirrel eat watermelon as it's growing?
No sure about deer and rabbits....but squirrel accasionally chew...but depends ...because my figs and my neighbour's crop become the primary target...guess they prefer something better if have the choices...lol
I will try this!
Great! Give it a try!
I didnt have to hand pollinate my melons that I have seen so far, is that normal? Ive seen some bee friends going from flower to flower, and its actually helped tons cause a. I dont have to be terrified of a random bug coming at me, b. I dont have to do the work c. its cool to see nature doing its thing. I have so many cantaloups, and one big sugar baby growing, the others are a little bit smaller but im still really happy they are all growing! Not to mention my tomatoes are coming out of their little shells, and my red peppers are starting to grow flowers😲this is like my first time ever gardening, and there's so many melons and plants, so I am trying to learn as much as I can
Wow, I can imagine all your crops are growing wells Leave it to the nature , if you have bees helping you.
@@TonysExploration Yeah they are growing really big, I just dont know if I should put them vertically, it feels messy when I go to look and water them, and i cant weed easily, I havent been able to since a while ago since theres so many leaves and stems. im afraid that something will happen if I put it verticle since there is already melons about a tennis ball or bigger growing, but it just feels so messy with how many are growing, and the space inside the raised garden feels like its getting to small😞
@@Ariel-lol , the stems very fragile and probably entangle each other. Let it be. Next season, you have can start again with better proper planning and build the trellis first.
DO YOU ADD ANY FERTILIZER WHEN TRASNPLANTING? THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! IT HELPED ALOT 😊
No, after transplant a week or so , I only add fertilizer
@@TonysExploration okay thank you, and they should have their own pots? Or can I stick all 4 into one big pot ??
@@ozzielujan3819 4 in one big pots work as well.
I have 3 Flowers on my watermelon plant right now and can't tell which is male or female because I know that the female flower is supposed to have the bulb on the stem but I don't yet how long does it take for the bulb of the watermelon to appear
no worries, you will eventually get female . The first 4-5 normally are male flower Now if you have doubt, check out another video , the yellow water melon , I do show the exact differences between male vs female flower. kzhead.info/sun/YK58dqWEgZeHpZ8/bejne.html
A nice reveal but I don't trust my knife skills enough to try that. I hate sewing up my own fingers!
Haha, I have to risk it for the audience..
Does it need much sunlight?
At least 6 hours everyday, the more the better
I didn’t track the days to know when sugar baby is ripe. How else can I tell. There is not a trendil left nearby it either.
Very hard to tell by. Count by days only make sense if you have done it before. ... different region and weather all will impact . Guess you need to make a wild guess by looking at the melon colour...and smell it.
How many grams do you use Yara AB fertilizer you need to get EC 1.5 for 1 litre of water?
I use a tablespool 15ml size and added to a 100ml to become stock solutions for both A n B. Then dilute equal part of A n B untill you get EC1.5 ..you need an EC meter to get accurate reading.
In Malaysia Is It Better Planted in the early Year,Not The very humif month, November to march [North East Monsoon]? Which state do you live in?
Of course the month with hottest weathers is more favourable.
How many hours of sunlight did you give your watermelon plants?
Close to 8 hours
My watermelon plant thrives in a 5-5.5 ph. Though I hate constantly checking it.
Yeah...pH is always the key successful gardener!
We throw some watermelon seeds .And have watermelon plants that i didn't plant but it started growing. one plant has small melon fruit what i should do next . And some plant are started growing 💗
Just let it grow, give adequate fertilizer which have higher P n K...and high pollanated a few mores flowers
Kia ora and hello . How many watermelons do you yield from one plant?
Depends, I keep only the most two per plant
@@TonysExploration I really appreciate your response Tony 💕. Thank you so much friend 😊
i got a bit scared bc my watermelons didn't grow vertical when they sprouted they grew out and then i put the vines on a tomato cage and now there flowering! but still they are not growing as vertical as yours but its popaly bc i live in a different place than you
It doesn't matter how it grows . Even crawling on the ground will work fine. Vertical just gives better space management.
Hi sir so I can replace petite instead of sand to mix in soil?
as long as the pH is correct.
Hi sir how long do you fertilizer your melon please advise thank you cos I am a new learner thank you
everyday using the Yara Kristalon fertigation solution, except raining days
I am SOOO going to do this
What size were the pots that you grew them in?
15" inch in diameter X 12" height
Mantap sekali ,simpel tapi hasil
Terima kasih krn sudi menonton
some people say pruning the side vines can lower the sweetness of the fruit because of less leaves and force the plant to focus its energy to recreating more vines instead of energy/nutrient focus going to the fruit. what are your thoughts on this?
Good question! I cant comment on this, because obviously I don't systematical doing research on this and the sample size from my previous experience wasn't big enough. What I can observe is the size indeed grow larger , the sweetness definitely relate to the growing temperature as well.
Nice
Thanks
I just planted my sugar baby watermelon plant yesterday and now it's wlitng already I gave it lots of water will they come back to life
Unless it is dehydrated, else the wilting hardly comes back, most of the time is due to fusarium or roots rot
Sir may I ask if how many times in the whole process do you fertilize them? Thanks.
Is everyday!
@@TonysExploration thank you😊
Do you water them every day and what times are best
Morning the best time. Everyday since I using the pots. The amount I adjust accordingly to the weather
What size Pot did you use?
5 gallon pot size
THEY NEED SUNLIGHT OR KEEP IN COOL PLACE??
The more sun ,the better