Shriveling Watermelons!!! - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-28T13:03:08Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/shriveling-watermelons?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A370414&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe cut them and they were jus…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-22:4778851:Comment:3948342012-09-22T21:20:16.643ZBryan Acredhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BryanAcred
We cut them and they were just not developed. No worms found. My cucumbers did great this year. By the way, I just uploaded some new pics in preparing for the fall . Let me know what you think.<br />
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Blessings.
We cut them and they were just not developed. No worms found. My cucumbers did great this year. By the way, I just uploaded some new pics in preparing for the fall . Let me know what you think.<br />
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Blessings. Have you cut one open yet? I…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-22:4778851:Comment:3949172012-09-22T20:11:53.919ZChris Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/ChrisSmith
<p>Have you cut one open yet? I had the same issue and found that pickle worms were eating the fruit from the inside. I have had to give up on growing melons and cucumbers because of the worms.</p>
<p>Have you cut one open yet? I had the same issue and found that pickle worms were eating the fruit from the inside. I have had to give up on growing melons and cucumbers because of the worms.</p> Hi Alpha Aqua, sorry for the…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-09-22:4778851:Comment:3943932012-09-22T00:00:22.262ZBryan Acredhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BryanAcred
<p>Hi Alpha Aqua, sorry for the delay in responding. No, I never got a watermelon to get bigger than a small kids football. I am wondering if my system is still too immature. I have about 39 fish in the 300gallon tank and I'd like to get some more next spring (maybe 40 more). My other plants did well like herbs, malibar, peppers, etc.. Now I am planting for fall now. Thanks for asking! Hope yours is going well!<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Alpha Aqua said:…</cite></p>
<p>Hi Alpha Aqua, sorry for the delay in responding. No, I never got a watermelon to get bigger than a small kids football. I am wondering if my system is still too immature. I have about 39 fish in the 300gallon tank and I'd like to get some more next spring (maybe 40 more). My other plants did well like herbs, malibar, peppers, etc.. Now I am planting for fall now. Thanks for asking! Hope yours is going well!<br/> <br/> <cite>Alpha Aqua said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://community.theaquaponicsource.com/forum/topics/shriveling-watermelons?xg_source=activity#4778851Comment384262"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Any updates?</p>
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</blockquote> Any updates?tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-08-18:4778851:Comment:3842622012-08-18T16:56:21.076ZAlpha Aquahttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/AlphaAqua
<p>Any updates?</p>
<p>Any updates?</p> Thanks Vlad,
I did that yest…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-07-18:4778851:Comment:3704142012-07-18T14:57:02.872ZBryan Acredhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/BryanAcred
<p>Thanks Vlad,</p>
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<p>I did that yesterday in hopes it will make a difference. I appreciate the advice. You know, it's strange though as I have three bee hives within 150 yards of my system. One would think my bees would be doing their job.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></a></p>
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<p>I'll keep you posted.</p>
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<p>Thanks Vlad,</p>
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<p>I did that yesterday in hopes it will make a difference. I appreciate the advice. You know, it's strange though as I have three bee hives within 150 yards of my system. One would think my bees would be doing their job.<a style="cursor: pointer;"><img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></a></p>
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<p>I'll keep you posted.</p>
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<p>Bryan <><</p> Hey Bryan,
Try hand pollinati…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2012-07-15:4778851:Comment:3666152012-07-15T18:37:56.837ZVlad Jovanovichttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/VladJovanovic
<p>Hey Bryan,</p>
<p>Try hand pollinating. Pick off the male flowers and just smear them around the females. Or get fancy with a Q-Tip and transfer the pollen from male to female that way...whatever.</p>
<p>Watermelons (which aren't really melons, but cucurbits like cucumbers, zucchini, squash etc...) have both male and female flowers and if pollination is incomplete or doesn't happen at all, you get small abortive "fruit" that looks like that. Though it isn't actually any 'fruit' that…</p>
<p>Hey Bryan,</p>
<p>Try hand pollinating. Pick off the male flowers and just smear them around the females. Or get fancy with a Q-Tip and transfer the pollen from male to female that way...whatever.</p>
<p>Watermelons (which aren't really melons, but cucurbits like cucumbers, zucchini, squash etc...) have both male and female flowers and if pollination is incomplete or doesn't happen at all, you get small abortive "fruit" that looks like that. Though it isn't actually any 'fruit' that is shriveling, just an enlarged un-pollinated ovary... </p>
<p>The female flowers are the ones with the small bulbous shaped mini watermelon under the yellow flower.</p>