How to grow watermelons/ Let’s grow watermelons 

My Husband passes away suddenly on April 28th of this year. Losing him took a lot out of me. Especially since he was my first everything and my best friend for almost 47 years. But he raised the best watermelons ever!! But he used fish heads. He saved his fish heads. Would dig his hole a little deeper throw in the fish head with gardening lime. A little soil on the lime, then the seed. Then the other parts of the fish went in holes the same way under sweet potatoes vines and squash seeds. I never saw him use anything else to feed those three things. And he was known to have the best flavored vegetables. And all his melons was planted the same way. Our Sons and Sons in laws are helping me care for the gardens this year. If I continue to grow anything. I will continue to use the fish. He used to say " watermelons and figs is a Black man's best friend" 😉 Much success Cousins. Oh and I subscribed. Much Respect 🙇‍♀️

Melanated hands in rich dark soil - indigenous people mastering the land they’re indigenous to. Brings me to tears … 🙏🏾❤️😭😭😭 much love to this king and queen- good fortune to your crop! May you experience abundance!

I visited Jackson Mississippi a few years ago and there was an old man on the side of the road selling seeded watermelons. That was the best watermelon I’ve ever had in my life!

So wonderful to see a man growing his food. My father had a beautiful garden as he fed his 9 children. I will always have a heart for a man that grows food for his family. God bless you

Broke my first garden this yr I just threw watermelon seeds in the dirt a said a prayer I don’t know what I’m doing yet lol guess I’ll learn. Never worked so hard for jars of tomato sauce and watermelon

Great job

First time watching one of your videos and both of y'all were blessed with beautiful voices! Love the pace of this video and down to earth lessons.

Just watched you for the first time. I really dig you brother. I'm a newbie (since covid) but learning every day. I'm the PeeWee League Garden. I don't have a channel yet but working on it. Be Blessed my brother. Keep spreading the knowledge.

My whole heart is singing...I found my family!!

New subscriber here... Great start to your watermelon 🍉 #WatermelonWarz

LOVE THIS GUY!!!! he's real!!! 😀

THAT is my dream watermelon patch!! I grew Jubilee last year and I'll never grow it again 🤣 Those suckers were 65lb melons and huge. I couldn't give them away fast enough lol

Miracle grow should sponsor you😊

New subscribers

You are very entertaining 😂

My grandson's first "crop" is 4 Golden Midget watermelon plants. :D He's so excited. And, we decided on small fruit bc they'll be ready faster. 10 y.o. ...difficult to wait. FL, 8b. Thank you for the video.

Growing my first melons, Im all ears and eyes

Great video family! This challenge is going to be awesome! Peace! Blessings to you and the family!

You two are hilarious ❣️🤣🍉🌱#watermelonwarz

Happy Gardening best of luck in this season many blessings

You both are just said sweet very nice couple thank you so much for sharing your watermelon information with me God bless you all and your family and keep you safe always your sister in Christ Jesus Cheryl😊

Im so Loving this!!!!!

Looks like some great melons started. Enjoying your video!

I have a mango seedling I thought about using a watermelon to help to propagate better in soil. I have the seedling in water and I had made a mini greenhouse to root.

You guys are great so funny

Nice sunflowers. Let one get a lone root ball that's bigger than a basketball and it will get like 10 feet tall. Sunflowers are just a must for my little food farm.

Love the video it was like hanging with aunty and uncle make more videos together...lol

I'm definitely in to joining the grow off starting now.🤗

U guys are awesome

OMG! My grand father taught me some of these tips when I was a kid and I it is so awesome to see them shared on youtube! Thank you!!!!

Nice watermelon patch. Good luck. :D

I see you mann. You giving folks some tips on growing them melons, aight. Stacey from Hands in the Dirt said how good Florida been to ya with them melons. Thats whats sup. Thanks for sharing. #watermelonwarz

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Just found your channel, love the tips on growing watermelons. Sweetest Charleston Greys I ever grew I used goat manure. Will be trying the bananas and epsom salts. Last year my largest melon was 45#

♥️ Beautiful Blessings

Great video fam. Have you tried diy drip irrigation using gallon milk jugs or water bottles as your carrier system? It saves water and time👍❤️. I want to get in that grow-off too,👍❤️!

Gardening looking great ...Peace and Blessings!!! #WatermelonWarz

Hey brotha looking like your growing great 👍 cheers from Edmonton alberta Canada 🇨🇦 I'm tryin my best here but we are zone 2a . Short seasons here but trying if I get 1 I'm happy it's more for my kids they water em good

Very nice melon patch

Black love is powerful!

Hey Supreme Family! Hope you n the family are doing well have a Grand Harvest this season!!!❤️✊🏾✌🏾

Cool video.. i love gardening

Hey Cousin (2 × removed) 😂 man those melons look good. I'm growing Sangria and Yamata Cream, they won't get near the size of yours so I'm in the growing watermelon game but know I ain't gonna win, Love Ya and ain't nothing you can do about it 😊🌺

I just found your channel and subscribed. No watermelon growing this year in my garden but I’m excited to see the results for your watermelon grow off. I love to eat watermelon. If I had found you sooner I would’ve added it to my garden but i will just watch y’all lol😂. I do have more tomatoes than ever for this year in my garden and new veggies for me are sweet potatoes from slips I started so that was a big goal for me❤ this year!

Growing melons for the first time this year. Thanks so much for the advice!!!!!

Thinking of trying my hand again with watermelons, last year not so great. Thanks for the tips.

This competition is going to be epic

Very informative....

Watching from North FL first time watching your Video just Subscribed Shalom my brother and Sister Jackie ❤️🙏🏾❤️

I'm glad 😊we found your channel!

Your watermelon patch is so lush and healthy! Thanks for sharing!

Love your watermelon patch thanks for sharing ❤

Looks like you got a lot growing. Keep up the good work!!!!

I'm growing my watermelons in a half dead tree, so far so good.

Interesting video thanks for sharing

Ok not competing. I’m doing something different. I started with collards. Planted twenty plus varieties and let them all mix together. Now I am replanting and growing under subsistence conditions. No fertilizer very little water and mostly neglect. The strongest plants that survive go to seed. I collect and replant that seed. By three years they are adapting to my area and my growing methods. Then I’d start selecting for what traits I want and replant seeds from those plants and cull and eat plants I don’t want. After a while I have developed my own landrace that performs better any store bought seed. I tenatovely started that process this year with watermelon. Only have about five varieties for now. Will let them cross pollinate and grow out next year those seed and add in new varieties to the patch as well. Slower progress as my focus is the collard landrace at the moment. I’m also growing India kajari melons which taste like half cantaloupe and half honeydew mixed together in a small personal melon with thin skin and no rind so it’s all taste but won’t take abuse in commercial agriculture and transportation to stores so you have to grow your own to enjoy the flavor or go without. Best of luck with your competition. If you are curious about landrace there is a book out online by a guy named Lofthouse.

Be sweet to you baby. She’s a big help to you.

Brother your melons are looking very good. I like all the varieties I do it the same. Stay blessed

First time watching. I love how he calls her babe and honey🎉 😊

Yaaasss SoilBrotha! Lets grow those watermelon... Great tip, this is going to be an amazingly fun season! 💪🏾🍉💪🏾

Your watermelon patch is HUGE! We are planning to grow watermelon SUCCESSFULLY this year! I may have to try the tip about flipping the rinds over in the patch! Also the potassium and salt.... Imma try it on a couple!

Off to a great start! New sub here 🥰

Thank you so much for this video! I’m thankful God led me to your channel. I’m in my 3rd year of gardening- still learning, still enjoying the whole experience. 🙏🏽❤️

I’m a newbie and I am loving y’all channel already. Great garden I’m planting watermelons myself. Very funny love you guys

She started getting excited. Couldn't get his words out. He handled that nicely.

You can also plant some marigolds in and around your garden to attract pollinators.

Great job with the melon patch. Thanks for all the tips

May God bless your union and your harvest🤗💕

I'm taking notes 📝 bro👀

Dang!!! I wish I was just close to get one when it's harvest time. Thanks for sharing!!! #watermelonwarz

I'm in Love growing watermelons here in New Jersey looking forward to seeing all the fruits of our labor Blessings!

Oh wow thanks for the tip! Maybe I will have success this year.

I'm going to get me some of that Miracle Grow Organics. I have a few Crimson Sweet plants that are still hanging in there. I wasn't expecting them to do nothing because our summers are typically pretty mild here.

Newbie here 👋 i didnt want to watch all the depressing news so i said out loud, " please give me a video to enjoy" and wow, you popped up instantly..💯❤️ i love watermelon.i even dehydrate it to be like fruit snacks..yummy 🍉🍉

Stumbled upon your channel. Thanks for sharing! I have only gotten 1 watermelon ever. I am trying again this year.

Beautiful green and exactly the information I'm looking for. Great lesson. Thank you.

I learned some stuff and will definitely use against you, you have the best second place watermelon patch

First time watching. Praying for blessings on your watermelons and entire garden😊. Cardboard is free and i use it to keep weeds down and will feed worms and break down quick. Great tips. Thank you!

This is my first time watching your video, and I just potted my germinated watermelon seeds yesterday (crimson watermellon). I also used miracle grow seed starter mix. I started late but I can't wait. This is my first time growing watermelons. I'm excited. I know to get the black and gold bag next time.

I subbed the moment you said scoundrel 😂

Camera lady asks, How do you know when there ready? Grower: When I put em in the house babe. 😂😂😂😂 DAYM THAT'S AN ANSWER ALRIGHT 😂😂

Thanks for sharing secrets. Your camera woman did yeomans work. Kudos!

im with the wife she admiring your work in the yard

Thank you for sharing your watermelon growing secrets.

I've been missing you guys. So glad to see you again. Your watermelons are ahead of the game. See you in the garden 🤗

Let's Go!!!! Love this!!!🙏🏾🌏💚💎👍🏾💪🏾👏🏾

Loved your video! I took in the knowledge that you shared, I liked your tone and cheeriness of your video. Thank you so much for making me smarter and making me smile! 😊👍❤️🌱🌿

New subscriber from the Cali king Zone 10b

love this video ! Thank you both....

Thank you for showing and sharing how water melons are grown❤

First time watching! I love Watermelon.

Question. I do composting, but I keep my composting pile w fruits/vegetables covered so I don't get unwanted critters. What discourages them from coming in and eating your good watermelon? Grow on my friend

Unfortunately, I can't get in a contest. Nevertheless, excellent commentary and very informative.

Do more gardening video and more watermelon

Yall funny together..Keep them coming. So nice to see folks enjoying their garden.

When I grow them in pots I dig a hole in the ground and put the pots in the ground that keeps the pot from drying out quickly

This is my first year growing melons and I am super excited for harvest time! I am definitely learning what works and what doesn't work. One things is I surely won't grow them as close as I have them now! Happy Gardening!☺️

New Sub here. Been watching y’all for a minute, but finally took the plunge and subbed since I enjoy your videos. Plus, love how sweet you treat and talk to your lady. ❤ Hubby & I hv been together for 25 yrs, so love seeing vids from sweet couples gardening together. 🥰 “Those other scoundrels” 😂

First time viewer . Nice gardening content. I love your style, I subbed. You all have the farmer love I look for. I'm learning and I love learning from experience. Thank you ! God bless

I don't know how long you guys been farming but you are doing good and I am in Minnesota where the snow covers the ground. I like to farm but what do I do in this situation? I love all kinds of fruits because they are medicinals and have no side effects. Alex