Planting Watermelons In Containers-Container size, Planting, Fertilizing, Easy Vertical Trellis

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In this video I am planting watermelons in pots. The varieties are Ali Baba, Golden Midget, and Royal Golden. These watermelons are going to be planted in large pots and grown vertically up a trellis. Subscribe to follow along with the progress. I have lots of watermelon growing videos on my page! Thanks for watching.
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@josephcampese5347 3 года назад

Right to the point without a lengthy set up narrative. Thoughtful instructions. Thanx.

@finlaybiddlesden2426 3 года назад

No annoying music accompanying the narration…👍🏻

@sarampiting1 3 года назад

Fast, clear and direct to the point. You make it easy for busy people like me. Thanks and way to go!

@Teampierrellc Год назад

THANK YOU! I finally found one that speaks. I don’t know why so many people make videos without speaking. You are a real one

@aquilaclark814 4 месяца назад

My tomato cages work great I use them every year the same ones. I also use them for squash and cucumbers. I have totes for my containers the big ones.

@faithanso7190 Год назад

Thank you so much for the video and rooster crowing 🐓 was great !

@wendyyanke6347 3 месяца назад

I love that you get right to the point, and use what you have on hand

@TheRealRavenQuest 3 года назад

Wow! All the info needed. Short, sweet, too the point, informative, excellent. Thank you.

@feliciaward6589 Год назад

You should have more than 35k subs...you are truly informative. Thanks again 🤣

@rosannaburgess714 2 месяца назад

🎉❤ Thank you so much for your help, have a great harvest.😊

@venuswarrior8456 3 года назад

The best watermelon video I seen that's so simple and easy

@Wordsalad69420 3 года назад

Gonna try it this year. My "trellis" will be my deck railings. I get full sun on the deck and it will look nice.

@patriciamack-clay6589 4 года назад

Love this video! I planted some sugar baby watermelons in my garden 2 years ago and they were growing beautifully. I would turn them every few days so they wouldn’t get too brown on one side. Imagine my surprise when I went to turn them and discovered the squirrels in my yard had scooped out all the pulp and had the nerve to turn them back over! I never thought about trying to plant them in a pot until I saw your video. I will definitely be planting watermelons again this year. Thank you so much!

@FancyTruth1 4 года назад

Lol, those sneaky squirrels

@michele33s68 4 года назад

I have a lot of squirrels! What can I do about them?

@jeannetteloretta9427 4 года назад

michele33 S Put little bits of human hair or your dogs hair around the base of your plants steams and add a little water on top just so the hair doesn’t fly away.The hair smells like predators so they don’t come around. You will have to renew it every once in a while because the smell fades but it’s worked for me for years and the dog loves getting brushed more often. You can even get hair from barbers or hairdressers once they go back to work. Hope that helps.

@andreacurtis2360 2 года назад

@@michele33s68 add cow manure. They hate it. 🤣

@growmesomethingmister4930 4 года назад

The Watermelon Queen is back with the watermelons! Good info, as always.

@ganzip6038 3 года назад

Brilliant video, no one mentions the things you did! Container size, fertilizer reasons, reusing of potting mix. Very thoroughly you've mentioned all the steps, procedures, reasoning etc. Well done, keep it up

@uno1r 4 года назад

I'm growing my first watermelon plant i have it in my balcony its growing pretty good for now , thanks for sharing

@adgamez1311 3 года назад

did you harvest

@dargeo1406 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the useful advice. I’ll be planting some seeds today and maybe transferring into my greenhouse eventually. I wish I started growing my own fruit sooner. 🍎 🍐 🍉 🥑 🍓 🫐 . It’s so rewarding. ❤️

@larson917 Год назад

Very informative thanks ❤

@Umm_FLIP 3 года назад

Thank you so much for helping me! At first when i got my seeds, it didnt come with any instructions. I came across your video and now my hobby is planting watermelons!

@lorrainegartrell1907 Год назад

Garden stakes good!

@JamesSmith-pt8dy 3 года назад

Hey .. everyone Moniee-Mon, is listening thanks for the info vedios keep doing what'cha do best God bless ya!.

@brookecardwell2288 2 года назад

I subscribed due to this vid alone! Don’t get me wrong, the other people I follow are great, they have been very informative and have really helped me as a first time gardener, but other vids tend to be extremely lengthy and I don’t have time to watch multiple 20 minute videos per day to get tips on gardening techniques! I learned as much from this 7 min vid as I have from the other, longer ones! You did it in such a clear and direct way, to the point, and it is appreciated more than you know, thank you!!

@ubersun 2 года назад

This was soooo helpful. Very detailed and specific

@jonhawkins2374 2 года назад

GARDEN TONE IS AWESOME!!!!!!

@triciaallard3221 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. I just planted a couple crimson sweet watermelon seedlings as an experiment since I've never grown watermelon before.

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Good luck!

@feliciaward6589 Год назад

I'm a first time viewer. I have 2 packs of watermelon 🍉 seeds my mom and pop gave me. I want to be brave and plant them. LoL. Saw your video and you came right on time. I just subscribed. Thanks a lot 😁.

@neitamaoate7810 4 года назад

Thank u for the video. Got me some ideas for my watermelon garden. My family love watermelon....highwater content fruit. 👍🏼❤ Kia ora from New Zealand.

@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14 2 года назад

If you take two tomato cages and weave the loose wires together - to form a long, skinny hourglass - you can double the height. Just put two long stakes in, like bamboo or rebar, and tie it all together. This works for any small space where you can go high, with any of your climbers, like tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.

@jerryshapiro3402 2 года назад

Seems like an easy and inexpensive way to make a trellis for the watermelon. I will give it a try.

@christinelouise1835 2 года назад

Short, Sweet & Informative. I am thankful to have found you.

@ivettesantana4319 3 года назад

omg i got the same containers lol. i got them on clearance and saw the video suggestion and i grow one watermelon per container successfuly.

@musicman195959 4 года назад

I loved the sound of the rooster. Excellent video. Happy growing. 🌱

@jonhawkins2374 2 года назад

That's a great idea for the tomato cages...

@jerryshapiro3402 2 года назад

Nice info. I set up my tomato cage and stakes like you have yours. I created a mix of potting mix from composted cow manure, peat moss, some topsoil and added some organic tomato and vegetable fertilizer to it. Its very light. I hope I can give a good report 80 days from now

@chezgiardino 4 года назад

2:25 that rooster was so loud I freaked out cause I thought it was in my yard ... Nice video :)

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

hahahaha!

@johannavalentine9025 6 месяцев назад

On point. Thanks

@DailyLifeandNature 4 года назад

Nice water melon 🍉 plant 🌱 growing in pot is very interesting, thanks for sharing to us such an amazing 😉

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Thanks for visiting

@smcdade4577 2 года назад

Thank you for this idea! I was stressing out about building a trellis!😂

@matthewbuckner4000 2 года назад

I prepped 2 pots like that today and started 3 pumpkin seeds in each !

@crazysquirrel9425 8 месяцев назад

Can you sub irrigate those pots? Problem with the mix in the video is that it costs more for it than you get back from the watermelons it makes. It can take a whopping 120 days from seed to harvest too. Tomato cages (cheap ones) were actually meant for pepper plants.

@dleetrini 2 года назад

So true about the tomato cages. I will flip them over from now on, make sense thanks.

@temitopeoshokoya4906 4 года назад

All set planted our first container sugar baby today and did the upside-down tomato cage as you described. I am so excited! Thank you!

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Good luck! I hope you get some watermelons. I ended up adding a third stake to each pot because the stakes I used ended up not begin as stable as I would have liked. The one I added to each container is a basic wooden stake and now they are much sturdier. In previous years I used two wooden stakes and that also worked well.

@deepfriedohiogravy4756 3 года назад

Subbed! Excellent info for a novice gardener like myself. Informative and straight to the point.

@quyenbui951 3 года назад

Thank you for all the tips! I'm so glad to find your video because it helps a lot!

@sacredrootshomestead7107 2 года назад

Great tip I have tomato cages I’m not using for my tomatoes. 🙏

@GoodVibesNewlevel2023 2 года назад

This is my first time planting watermelon. Thank you for making it really simple. New subscriber.

@azurisora9836 2 года назад

First time to your channel. Clear, fast love it. I subscribed. thank you!

@gclotman 7 месяцев назад

This is a great video. Now when you grow cucumbers do you attach the polls to the right side up tomatoe cage? Thank you.

@ChrisJCarter 4 года назад

Very informative! Using tomato cages upside down is a great idea! The cages in my pea containers are not that stable and keep loosening in the soil.

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@EstherCastroNY 3 года назад

I have watermelons plants and its growing. Great tips thank you so much. Also about the rooster same here I thought it was in my back yard! Lol

@llonden6998 4 года назад

I always look forward to your watermelon vids.

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Awww thank you!

@HeferCat 3 года назад

That's so funny! I put my tomato cage upside down over my watermelons too!! Great minds....haha

@ecocentrichomestead6783 4 года назад

This is the first time I hear someone say "don't mess with the roots" I have found that, the less you disturb the roots, the better transplants do, regardless of the plant. Unless it's a tree, of course.

@rudolfwester758 4 года назад

Just in time. I already bought seeds to start watermelons in containers, since I don't have much space. Thank you.

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

You're welcome. Good luck!

@stallionoftheyear4376 3 года назад

Which soil are you using? I do t know which to use. I’m growing it in pa

@joolsmonash9855 3 года назад

Great informative video. Thanks so much from Australia.

@katrinaspears8527 2 года назад

Thank you Christa!! I am going to try it thanks to you

@livefromtheground7274 Год назад

Awesome video to rhe point! Thanks

@mollycatcolorado9252 4 года назад

Really like your upside down tomato cage trellis, will be doing this next year. You are right, the cages wobble too much in containers when positioned upright!

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Good luck!

@serhions 6 месяцев назад

😮 Brilliant agronomically scientifical job, thank you! Cheers, Serge. Like and Subscribe for sure.

@linglin8954 3 года назад

I'm so glad I found you ❣️ I am happy there's someone doing almost everything like I did but more I could learn from. Thank you ❣️

@teamginger6359 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@ChristasGarden 4 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@grace2garden403 3 года назад

You are awesome and thorough, glad I found your channel. New subbie.

@sandymoore1639 Год назад

Do u preserve the watermelons? If so, how?

@a.leehilliard4716 3 месяца назад

Google it

@fatoulo2226 4 года назад

this is a great video, and great explanations. i wish i started planting the beginning of the quarantine but i will definitely try strawberries right now

@rvnmedic1968 3 года назад

Very professional vid with clear speech and camera work. I am going to use large pots like you've shown and they will be setting on runner-crush gravel. I intend to train the vines along the gravel instead of on the lawn. My seeds are Sugar Baby personal size melons, about 8 lbs each. In a spot with sun from sunrise to sunset. If anything seems wrong, please comment. Thank You!

@ChristasGarden 3 года назад

Sounds great!

@ushanNok81 3 года назад

Nice gardening tips thank you mam

@Pigearvet 4 года назад

I just planted a Wilson sweet in a container this morning lol.. I am a student.. I would like to master the container watermelon garden. I find the gardening getting a bit challenging as I get older. Great instructional video .. Thank You Rob from Canada eh.

@riarereitimon4410 Год назад

Great vid thanks

@jonnydelacruz8553 3 года назад

Compowst. So cute

@user-uj9cy2wj1j 2 года назад

Awesomeness. Subscribed.

@bartsexton1652 2 года назад

I planted sugar babies in and lg flower pot one year . Well I had little watermelons to ripen and folks if I new how to get it in the world’s smallest watermelon in the world I think I would have one . My watermelon fit almost in side a coffee cup. And sweet ole my it was awesome it taste .

@fayetanner2244 3 года назад

Great info!😊

@jessiedavenport775 Год назад

Drill holes and use zip ties to hold the wire in tight

@ChapulinColorado1969 2 года назад

Hahaha, looks like your watermelon died the second you watered it. I know itls not, but it is too funny.

@pietieko1 2 года назад

Nice

@toothybj 4 года назад

Great idea for repurposing old tomato cages. I have quite a few that, yes, will not contain my indeterminate tomato plants (but i bought them years ago thinking they would!). Thanks!

@angelaraum1545 3 года назад

Very easy to grow tomatoes in a container. You can just invert tom cages or use a big steak. I've grown big & cherry tomatoes.

@kingdomtalkchannel 2 года назад

Thanks

@kofiluddin6880 Год назад

What material is used inside the tub to make the watermelon plant stronger, and bigger in size?

@bonnieskitchengarden 4 года назад

Hi Christa everything looks good Good luck with everything

@handyl710 4 года назад

Thanks for the info! I may have to try it. I can grow a lot in my yard but it's not big enough to grow watermelons. Maybe this is the answer!

@IndianaBackyardGardener 4 года назад

You can grow a lot in small space! Grow vertically :)

@derricklampkins7463 2 года назад

Good evening! Thank you for the informative video. What were the names of the fertilizers you were using? I addition, how often to you add the fertilizer!

@colecionandopitaya4222 4 года назад

Ótimo trabalho 👍 like

@TheGardeningZebra 3 года назад

I love your channel. Glad I found you and I've subscribed!

@ChristasGarden 3 года назад

Thanks and welcome

@shamsgardeningcrafts 4 года назад

Very good advice on the watermelon 👍this year am experimenting doing the watermelon in hydroponic, am growing them in the uk in my pollytunnel in a cold climate area, trying to see if I could achieve atleast 2 melons from each plant that am growing👍

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Best of luck! The tunnel will warm things up. My plants usually only produce 1-2 watermelons each, occasionally 3.

@shamsgardeningcrafts 4 года назад

@@ChristasGarden iv already got three melon forming and it just coming to end of may🤗

@mybackyardparrots9198 Год назад

🤷I always use Potting Mix for containers. I find that Potting SOIL becomes too hard & super compacted.

@gildasmith5336 3 года назад

Thank you

@kelliestone3547 Год назад

I’m growing some Crimson Sweets in containers thanks to this video…. I have a question though…. Does growing watermelons in pots produce smaller fruit than if planted in the ground? I ask because my fruit seems ripe at this point (tendril is brown and dying) but it’s not very big (like maybe 5 pounds instead of a 10-15lb like Crimsons usually are)

@ChristasGarden Год назад

Most of the time, yes.

@MM-vb9ze 2 года назад

I add a couple big handfuls of Black Kow Manure :)

@elastinyhomestead5795 2 года назад

How many fruits do you usually get out of one plant? 🤔 I didn't plant any water melon last year because I wasn't very successful the years before, however I will give it one more try this year 😉

@cattreesteve 3 года назад

Hi, I really want to try this but I’m a big fan of self wicking mineral tubs I’m going to give it a go

@cattreesteve 3 года назад

I guess what I meant to ask was do you think it would work ?

@mishalea 4 года назад

Hi, new here! U sound like u are from my home state, PA! I think I am going to try melons this year!!🤞Good tips!

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

Thank you, glad it was helpful!

@RRan-dk7ct 4 года назад

Always.

@alanmedrano5737 Год назад

What’s the smallest pot I can use and still get atleast one watermelon. I live in apts

@robindawson2803 2 года назад

My plant are legging. How do I fix them? Thanks for sharing 👍🏾 😊

@annetterussell2240 3 года назад

Can you plant watermelon and cucumbers in the same container...like a grow box?

@stallionoftheyear4376 3 года назад

I’m not sure if I’m watering too much or too little. I usually put once ounce of water in when I water.

@ammorales1524 2 года назад

Hi! Thanks for this video. I am currently growing watermelon seeds under grow lights and plan to move them into smart pots when they’re ready. Can I plant 2 watermelons in one 15 gal smart pot? Thanks for your input.

@kuhpkeyk 4 года назад

I love that it's watermelon growing season for you, because I love watching your watermelon videos. I watch your Watermelon Growing playlist at least once a week. I'm growing Orangeglo, Ali Baba, Strawberry, Yellow Moon & Stars, Yamato Cream, and Early Moonbeam this year. I had a question: I harvested a couple of my heirloom watermelons last year, and they didn't taste so great(mostly growing conditions or picking too early, maybe overwatered before harvesting). I saved the seeds. My question is, will the seeds reflect the taste of that exact fruit? Or will it still have the same qualities as the original variety.

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

They should have the original qualities of each individual variety if they didn't cross pollinate with other varieties. If you have a bunch of varieties growing together, the bees most definitely carried pollen between varieties. Thanks for watching! I want to try Strawberry watermelon sometime. I have been eyeing in for a few years.

@kuhpkeyk 4 года назад

@@ChristasGarden Thats great to know! I'll label those seeds and save them. I have a ton of Strawberry Watermelon seeds, and would definitely send you some, let me know and Ill send those out. Do you have a special watering regime? I have sandy soil, so I water quite often. I read that you shouldn't water your watermelons as they're ripening though. So, when I notice they stop getting bigger, I should stop watering until the tendril is dead? Or stop watering as its growing? Would like to know what you do.

@da1stamericus 4 года назад

I have watermelon seedlings ready to do this. Wish me luck.

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

You can do it!

@da1stamericus 4 года назад

@@ChristasGarden thank you. It is either a sugar baby, or a baby yellow watermelon. I lost 4 seedlings to late season frost. This one was late. Thanks for the great advice. I will be growing this on my balcony.

@stallionoftheyear4376 3 года назад

Also I’m using g good dirt.

@TOMMYBITESHOMESTEAD 4 года назад

Thank you for all the info your providing us with. do they have to have a trellis

@ChristasGarden 4 года назад

No, you can let the vine grow out of the pot. You're welcome.

@godisnotmocked1345 7 дней назад

Hi. Thanks for your videos. You seem to the RU-vid watermelon expert :) How many Sugar Babies would you grow in a half whiskey barrel container? I'd like to cram in 3 but I'm thinking you'd only grow one.

@ChristasGarden 5 дней назад

I would do one, maybe two.

@godisnotmocked1345 5 дней назад

@@ChristasGarden Thanks.