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18 Responses to Watermelon planting May 23rd 2009 001
We are in Northeast Ohio, that is right around frost free date on average. Thanks on the video like too!
pretty good video. May 23rd is pretty late to be planting watermelon where i’m from. where is Maize valley located? Definatly agree with you on sangria being about the best you can get.
The soil nutrition program you talked about can be beneficial but i would still suggest taking samples every year to make sure you are depriving your plants of needed nutrients.
Looks like you guys have a fun operation out there! Just a tip that will drastically increase your profit margins (unless you have unlimited acreage). Your row spacing is WAY to big. Even in the watermelon you only need a few feet between rows. If you can see bare ground between rows your wasting land. those vines should be knee deep from one edge of the field to the other. Especially with the fresh veggies, all the space you need is enough to get your tractor tires in there.
@MaizeValleyWinery:Ok.I planted mine 6′ apart.shoot guess i can plan more melons then. I’m working a garden thats 85′ long and 45′ wide.I was worried that the melon vine’s might choking each other out,the row are 9′ apart.
Hey sorry I missed Ur comment from 8 months ago! I’d stay away from fruit no matter what kind it is that is left behind. The first thing in making good wine is starting with the best ingredients possible and with culled fruit ya just never know. Muscadine I know is about all southern states can grow due to the heat, it is a versitile grape but also has limitations on what it can end up as. I depends upon your market I suppose. Good luck!
Hey, we pull up the plastic each year and start new, usually rotating to a different field. I have seen it reused but not as you say with watermelon, usually with crops without as much trash left behind like peppers etc.
Thanks!
Watermelon wine is hard, not much sugar, lots of water, It likes to rot. Probably adding a concentrate your best bet if you want it to taste like a fruit roll up. Start with quality fruit no matter what.
Muscadine is a rather limiting grape much like many of our native american varities. You can do it you just have to know your market and customer expectations. I know down south it is about the only things that grows in the heat.
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 10:26 am Reply
Thanks for the video. I have never had success with melons. Maybe the tips will help. I make wine as a hobby. My brother and I are considering starting a winery using local native muscadine grapes. I have tried watermelon wine. I am still working on the recipe. Im looking to add different fruits to give it more body. Do you think the local farmers would consider selling the melons left in the field for the juice?
We are in Northeast Ohio, that is right around frost free date on average. Thanks on the video like too!
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 4:32 am
pretty good video. May 23rd is pretty late to be planting watermelon where i’m from. where is Maize valley located? Definatly agree with you on sangria being about the best you can get.
patrm0411
April 11, 2013 at 5:25 am
You might want to cover up that license plate.
bankersbank
April 11, 2013 at 6:08 am
The soil nutrition program you talked about can be beneficial but i would still suggest taking samples every year to make sure you are depriving your plants of needed nutrients.
hondadrift
April 11, 2013 at 6:19 am
Looks like you guys have a fun operation out there! Just a tip that will drastically increase your profit margins (unless you have unlimited acreage). Your row spacing is WAY to big. Even in the watermelon you only need a few feet between rows. If you can see bare ground between rows your wasting land. those vines should be knee deep from one edge of the field to the other. Especially with the fresh veggies, all the space you need is enough to get your tractor tires in there.
hondadrift
April 11, 2013 at 6:25 am
i’m new to this but ho do you make those plastic beds
anna lavelle
April 11, 2013 at 7:22 am
@MaizeValleyWinery:Ok.I planted mine 6′ apart.shoot guess i can plan more melons then. I’m working a garden thats 85′ long and 45′ wide.I was worried that the melon vine’s might choking each other out,the row are 9′ apart.
mogges1
April 11, 2013 at 7:29 am
Yes, I think that is a 24″ wheel we had on for that particular planting.
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 8:05 am
How far apart did these get planted.It looks like the row are 9 to 10 feet apart, but in the rows the watermelon’s look to be 2 foot apart.
mogges1
April 11, 2013 at 8:19 am
Hey sorry I missed Ur comment from 8 months ago! I’d stay away from fruit no matter what kind it is that is left behind. The first thing in making good wine is starting with the best ingredients possible and with culled fruit ya just never know. Muscadine I know is about all southern states can grow due to the heat, it is a versitile grape but also has limitations on what it can end up as. I depends upon your market I suppose. Good luck!
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 8:26 am
Hey, we pull up the plastic each year and start new, usually rotating to a different field. I have seen it reused but not as you say with watermelon, usually with crops without as much trash left behind like peppers etc.
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 9:07 am
is that plastic used one season only or can you save it? probably too much work to separated the dead vines from it.
modernblacksmith
April 11, 2013 at 9:52 am
Thanks!
Watermelon wine is hard, not much sugar, lots of water, It likes to rot. Probably adding a concentrate your best bet if you want it to taste like a fruit roll up. Start with quality fruit no matter what.
Muscadine is a rather limiting grape much like many of our native american varities. You can do it you just have to know your market and customer expectations. I know down south it is about the only things that grows in the heat.
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 10:26 am
Thanks for the video. I have never had success with melons. Maybe the tips will help. I make wine as a hobby. My brother and I are considering starting a winery using local native muscadine grapes. I have tried watermelon wine. I am still working on the recipe. Im looking to add different fruits to give it more body. Do you think the local farmers would consider selling the melons left in the field for the juice?
carolinatinpan
April 11, 2013 at 11:05 am
Good luck, keep an eye on the weed control.
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 11:30 am
Thanks!
MaizeValleyWinery
April 11, 2013 at 11:32 am
good video man.
mikebanawa
April 11, 2013 at 12:22 pm
lets us know how that goes ! good video
pintorsio
April 11, 2013 at 1:03 pm