Frost On The Watermerlons
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
October 7, 2009 11:26am CST
I had to go pick my watermelons Tuesday due to frost on them over night. This is the 2nd night of frost, and, the plants are TOO huge to try to cover. So anyhow here's a photo of the 2 largest I had out there. There's another discussion about them coming out soon as well. Next year I have to plant them about 2 weeks sooner than I did this year as I have 4 or 5 still growing, but they are no where near ripe and won't last the frosty nights due all week. Have you ever planted something only to realize it won't ripen fully before the winter weather arrives?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@BarBaraPrz (45594)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Oct 09
Nice melons! What a pair!
I hope they're ripe (watermelons don't ripen off the vine like tomatoes do). For next year, pick off any blossoms or small fruit that forms in August. They won't have time to ripen but will take away energy from the vines that could go into the larger ones.
You could always pickle the unripe ones.
Bon apetite!
I hope they're ripe (watermelons don't ripen off the vine like tomatoes do). For next year, pick off any blossoms or small fruit that forms in August. They won't have time to ripen but will take away energy from the vines that could go into the larger ones.
You could always pickle the unripe ones.
Bon apetite!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
7 Oct 09
This is the very first time I have
ever been told I have nice "melons".
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
7 Oct 09
Oh no, so sorry you had to pick your watermelons before time but so glad you were able to keep a couple of them. If you know anyone who has horses maybe they would want the others? I know horses love watermelon at least the horses I have known do.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
7 Oct 09
They will be added to my compost bin actually.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
7 Oct 09
Same here in Minnesota as the season is done. It's been in the 30's at night and getting down into the 20's for the next few nights. Next year I am going to do better than this with the melons. I learned a lot from this first time experience with growing them.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
7 Oct 09
Well, at least you got the two and they do look delicious :) I can't recall having this happen to me but a few years ago I was all excited about the lilac bush next to my house coming in bloom - I love lilacs and spreading vases of them all over the house. Sadly, a late frost hit and distroyed every single bloom. Was another year before I got to enjoy them :(
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
7 Oct 09
I learned a lot growing these for the first time.
Next year should be a lot better I hope.
Bummer about the lilacs.
I have yet to have that happen to mine thankfully.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
7 Oct 09
I think my worst was last year, if you remember I had almost 1/4 acre of garden and we got late frost predicted. I had 2 grandkids helping me. We took every pot, bucket, tarp, and sheet I could find and covered everything but the corn. Only damage next morning were 2 tomatoe plants got some damage - the pots covering them had blown off in the night before the frost hit.
Hail storm later in the summer was another story. I was home alone and the hail was not expected - just hit in a matter of minutes. The pumpkin and gourds got hit the worst - hug leaves had marble sized holes in them but the plants survived :)
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
8 Oct 09
I know the feeling. We are expecting snow showers in a few days.
Yeah I have planted things that I didn't think they would't be ready before the cold hits. The other year I had eggplant, but I got it for free so I figured if the plants makes it then YAY, if not oh well it didn't cost me anything.
I also tried okra this year and I only got one pod, I probably should of started it earlier as well. But I had no idea and one never knows til they try especially if no one else grows it either.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
8 Oct 09
We have had snow mixed with rain already here.
Son I need to get my Christmas lights up.
I don't like doing them when it's really cold.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
8 Oct 09
I know the feeling that's one of the reasons we don't put up holiday lights. That and everytime we turned around a bulb was out ect and that was just our first year doing it so we gave up. I have to have hubby dig up our lid for our septic tank so we can get that drained before the ground freezes.
More like planted something and then the HOT weather arrived too soon!
@dorisday1971 (5657)
• Philippines
12 Oct 09
I love watermelon.
It's quite expensive here in our country.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
7 Oct 09
hi Grandpa Bob yes we used to grow tomatoes and have a lot that were not clear ripe and then the frost hit so my mom would bring them in vine and all.we would use those that were ripest then she would make what she called picalilly out of the rest of them.I have probably misspelled that but it was a sort of relish we used with meat, and it was made with green onions and tomato and some
green pepper in it.
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@tamarafireheart (15384)
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7 Oct 09
Hi GRANDPA BOB,
Yes it is best to get them in because of the frost, but hese watermelons looks brilliant and I have to admire you for your green fingers, I don't grow anything in my garden, its too small.
Tamara
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