I live in Mississippi and we are having a moderate drought. What would be the best thing to do to make them turn out the best as possible?
2006-07-13 13:48:41 · 5 answers · asked by pattyewhs 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It sounds like they got too much water too quickly. This can especially happen when there is a drought. Watermellons and tomatos need the amount of water they get to be consistent or they will tend to crack. Another thing you can do is shade the mellons. Put a gunny sack over the mellon itself and not the plant. This will help keep the rine soft and malleable. The sun during a drought will tend to dry the rine out and make it hard, then when it gets plenty of water CRACK!
2006-07-14 05:11:16 · answer #1 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
It sounds like your melons got too much water too fast. Feed them with a good fertilizer & let them dry out again.
Here is a site for growing melons commercially in MS. It has good information on pests, planting time and nutrients.
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p1533.htm
2006-07-13 14:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by geisha girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water them
2006-07-13 13:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water moderatley and shade them from high noon heat.
2006-07-13 15:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by PleiadesMom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They need water. If that is not possible try duct tape.
2006-07-13 13:52:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋