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Postby green magi » 17 May 2010, 13:33

hey guys
i live in florida as you mite know and everyone here trys to grow melons
but it just dont work good on a small grow op with like one or two plants
i know my berrys need acid
i was wondering if anyone knows what my melons need in there soil
like acid or whatever lol
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Re: GARDEN

Postby DaRC » 18 May 2010, 12:51

Lots and lots of water, food and sunlight I'd guess - I grow squash and pumpkins (badly most of the time) and that's what they need.
http://www.flower-and-garden-tips.com/growingmelons.html
So get some good compost, enrich it if you can with fertiliser - apparentrly chicken manure is great, and make sure you water it generously. Being Floridan I don't think you'll be lacking sun or heat like we do here in England.
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Re: GARDEN

Postby Blaiddwen » 14 Jun 2010, 18:37

My in-laws live in Englewood Fl. and my father-in-law uses fish parts in his garden, with pretty good result, maybe you can find some fish emultion to feed your plants with. I have used composted manure from Lowes, it has alot of good organic stuff in it too.
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Re: GARDEN

Postby Nightfalls » 15 Jun 2010, 05:06

What part of Florida do you live in?

It is possible to grow melons in Florida. I grew some cantaloupe several years ago in a place that clearly should not have produced anything lol.
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Re: GARDEN

Postby green magi » 17 Jul 2010, 04:06

well they do grow
but they grow too quick it seems
so they get stringy and weak
im thinkin they must be missin somthin,
im goin to try the fish parts trick
ive heard that works well for many plants =]
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