There are a few do's and don'ts for plant placement when it comes to watermelons. Today I am thinking out loud about the options I have in my edible landscapes.
00:10 I am direct sowing Moon & Stars Watermelon seeds
01:00 Grabbing what I need for planting my watermelon seeds
01:50 Thought process on where I best options are hint - a microclimate with too much water is not ideal
02:40 I need a spot that is not going to get too much water if we have an especially wet and rainy year so I am really looking at the topography
03:00 I need a spot with room for this vining plant to spread out
03:20 I will also be planting flowers around where the watermelon leaves will eventually be for companion planting reasons
04:13 The reasons I will not be planting my watermelons in this spot Huglekultur Bed #2
05:00 I like this spot - I have named this area "Melon Hill" I like it because it is raised
05:55 I will be training the watermelon leaves away from my fruit trees and down the other side
06:50 Planting my watermelon seeds
07:29 I have another raised area - again, this will ensure the watermelons don't suffer from too much water and the sugars won't get too diluted so that we have sweet melons
08:00 AND because the mass of watermelon leaves will act as a ground cover and hold in moisture I don't want them too near my fruit trees because of potential disease-causing fungus.
08:54 The reason I am not planting my watermelons in this spot.
09:50 I think I will go ahead and plant more watermelons in this spot
11:00 Here is another spot where I planted watermelons last year but I'm not going to plant watermelons here right now
12:15 It's a really good idea to write down the date you plant your seeds so you can know when to harvest
6 сен 2024
