A Special Way to Plant Watermelons THAT WORKS!
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Күн бұрынWe've finally got some open space in our in-ground garden and it's watermelon planting time! Join us as we show you how we plant seedless and seeded watermelon plants in the same plot to maximize production. We'll tell you the specific ratio of plants to use so you can grow delicious seedless watermelons in your backyard garden!
We'll also harvest our red onions that were planted back in November, and tell you why we like this Chianti variety so much. We'll show you how to cure onions properly if you're getting a bunch of rain and not able to lay them on the grass outside.
0:00 Intro
0:38 Preparing a Plot to Plant Watermelons
3:32 Growing Healthy Watermelon Transplants
4:51 How to Plant Seedless Watermelons
6:48 How Do We Fertilize Watermelons?
7:38 Harvesting and Curing Red Onions
10:09 Dealing with Cabbage Worms
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@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
GET AGROTHRIVE FERTILIZER HERE: bit.ly/3RBKQ2y Use code "LAZYDOGFARM" for a 10% discount 0:00 Intro 0:38 Preparing a Plot to Plant Watermelons 3:32 Growing Healthy Watermelon Transplants 4:51 How to Plant Seedless Watermelons 6:48 How Do We Fertilize Watermelons? 7:38 Harvesting and Curing Red Onions 10:09 Dealing with Cabbage Worms
@onemorepony1 Жыл бұрын
I just ordered a gallon of each and there was no place to put my lazydogfarm discount so I did not receive the discount. It said it would be applied at purchase put I hit pay with pay pal and no discount. Help! :(
@buckeyegardener Жыл бұрын
Planting my watermelon plants tonight. Had 100% germination on abt 36 watermelon seeds thanks to your videos!!!
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@kathyhoot7277 Жыл бұрын
This is my 2nd year trying to grow onions. Already better than last year.
@684jewel Жыл бұрын
Those red onions are beautiful!!
@charlesrussell6201 14 күн бұрын
I planted Sangria water melon transplants on July 11 last year and had a wonderful crop. 18 to 23 pounders and boy howdy sweety. I'm in metro Atlanta.
@borracho-joe7255 Жыл бұрын
Those ducks are waiting/drooling.
@tonyajackson8827 Жыл бұрын
There are VERY few of my seeds that are germinating this year, I think my soil is too heavy. I’m going to try again, though, thank you for the motivation!!
@aliceleishman5596 Жыл бұрын
My Chiantis were massive! And this was the first year I planted a bed of onions that I started myself.
@tenlamps6183 Ай бұрын
In Illinois we put 5 seeds on a hilled mound. Put the mounds about two feet apart. They like friends.
@CS-bn4un Жыл бұрын
Those Chianti (sp?) red onions were a beautiful harvest! We have similar climate on the other side of the state, so need to go back and look at your timeline for planting and such as we look ahead to next year! Wow. Just wow...and they did so well even with the strange weather patterns the Lord has given us temperature and moisture wise. Thanks for sharing.
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
You nailed the spelling!
@MarkSmith-qk2rl Жыл бұрын
Them onions are gorgeous ! Love me some red onions especially with my fried fish.
@anyat8115 Жыл бұрын
Those red onions are gorgeous!
@mutantryeff Жыл бұрын
"Legacy" is a seeded watermelon that has a Brix of 12. They are so sweet that they put me to sleep after I eat some. Great for watermelon wine.
@haynerbass 9 ай бұрын
GREAT job on those red onions!
@wallybruns4035 Жыл бұрын
Good timing, Watermelon is next on my list to plant. Thanks.
@diggin4thepony 2 ай бұрын
Dude. Thank you for your content.
@dharding10x Жыл бұрын
I enjoy your honesty.
@FlomatonFamous Жыл бұрын
Garden is looking good
@ravenandroses3691 Жыл бұрын
Your onions are awe-inspiring ❤
@BumblebeeAdventure 4 ай бұрын
🐝 Thanks for the great video 💚
@leahness3588 Жыл бұрын
Nice onions!!❤
@rickthelian2215 Жыл бұрын
Wonderfully huge red onions😊 Chicken’ the winner of Chinese Cabbage😢👍
@urbanbackyardcontainergardenin Жыл бұрын
Nice onions!!
@brianczuhai8909 Жыл бұрын
HUGE red onions. World records! Reds are usually smaller too. They have peppery and tearful bite to them. I'm long day in Michigan, so I just watch what you do. Not so much which ones you grow. I'm looking for Vidalia onions ready to hit the stores right about now. I found they were juicy and had a bite to them relative to the sweet onions I usually buy.
@bridgettestokesconner9401 9 ай бұрын
So glad you are in South GA 😅 GO DAWGS🎉
@glorygracefarm6843 Жыл бұрын
Hi there, You all came up in my recommended today. I just cane in from working to cool off so I am going to watch this video for tips and tricks. I am planting my watermelons tonight or tomorrow. God bless y'all.
@donnacochran3335 Жыл бұрын
Closing the loop on a farm is wonderful! Zero waste is what we all strive for. It's amazing what chicken's can so for farming. No wonder they are the gateway animal. We're in north Georgia and I don't know if it's too much clay, not enough sand but our onion's look more like ping ball size. Tried for year's to grow them with no success so now I but mine at a farmer's market. I would absolutely support you guys if we lived closer. Thank you for your videos, giving us hints on how to improve.
@donnacochran3335 Жыл бұрын
Too early, can't type...need more coffee!!😂
@dvrmte Жыл бұрын
Try intermediate day onions. I'm in upstate South Carolina and they do a lot better than the short day onions Travis grows. My onions are just now beginning to form bulbs. Intermediate day onions begin bulb swell when the days are about 13-14 hours long, which allows more time for the onion foliage to grow. The more foliage, the bigger the bulbs, in general.
@donnacochran3335 Жыл бұрын
@@dvrmte oh my goodness I've never heard of this onion. I will look them up. Thank you so much!!! When do you plant your onion's?
@dvrmte Жыл бұрын
@@donnacochran3335 I set out transplants in early-mid March. Candy is a good yellow intermediate day variety with large bulbs. There are many others. Johnny's Seeds has a pretty good selection. I start my seeds indoors around mid November. There are several online sources for transplants.
@hillbillyfranks Ай бұрын
We live up North New York And we we have a hard job Trying to grow watermelon it just don't seem to work out that good I was gonna try it again this year and see what happens The onions you got beautiful look at onions So we'll get you on some more we're new Subscriber I'll be watching one stay safe my friend
@XaViEr3520 Жыл бұрын
Also those Chinese cabbage have protein (worms/bugs) so really good as a chicken feed alternative!
@shadyacrefarm1005 Жыл бұрын
Hey Trav, make sure you bend at the knees when lifting something heavy, ie those MONSTER ONIONS!
@diannevaldez8670 Жыл бұрын
Your chickens eat gooood!
@marilynrobertson6265 Ай бұрын
Newbie ❤
@everydaylivingwithmysterio9707 Жыл бұрын
Great harvest what kind of squash is those have a safe trip.
@pfurr281 Жыл бұрын
Travis can you tell me how much Micro Boost do I use in a gallon watering can ,learning so much from your videos thanks for sharing.
@PixieDust-eq6kc Жыл бұрын
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again.
@shirleyn4677 Жыл бұрын
So far I have NOT got a single harvest of Chinese cabbage but did know they were notorious for being a delicacy of any/every pest you can think of and bolting just as it’s heading up!!!
@EventHorizon34 3 ай бұрын
That’s why they’re used as a trap crop.
@cherylbertolini3140 Жыл бұрын
Travis can you make a video on pickling your onions??
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
We did it on a video several years ago, but can't remember which one. Here's the recipe on our blog: lazydogfarm.com/blogs/recipes/pickled-red-onions
@marysurbanchickengarden Жыл бұрын
Travis with a cabbage full of worms you didn't need the sausage 😂
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
Haha!
@MarkSmith-qk2rl Жыл бұрын
Dang I wish I was your neighbor !! I’d come help do everything and supply some fish , while learning and hopefully reap the benefits ! 😂🤣.
@scottmcclenahan6681 Жыл бұрын
Good mentors are hard to find
@marysurbanchickengarden Жыл бұрын
Travis where do you buy the DP Sweet onion seeds. I know it's to late for this year but id like to try them for the next season. Thanks in advance.
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
Got them from NE Seeds online.
@hollyjohnson8660 8 күн бұрын
How many acres do you have? I love your set up, we were looking at property in Georgia and almost moved there
@LazyDogFarm 5 күн бұрын
2
@geneboone43 3 ай бұрын
Like ya AO cap (Home town)
@sdfft820 Жыл бұрын
Travis If you sprayed Bt on your cabbage would it have taken care of the worm problem? Did you think about getting a Tilmor E-Ox that might uproot your onion weeds using Hoss cultivator teeth?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
Bt would have definitely helped. Those Tilmor walk-behind tractors are nice, but hard to justify one unless you have long rows.
@okfuskeeoutdoors224 Жыл бұрын
I live in central Oklahoma. Should I grow short day or intermediate day onions?
@waynespringer501 Жыл бұрын
You could probably grow both do a trial of both to see what your microclimate works best with, I'm in NE OK and I usually grow short day. Usually transplant in ground by Mar 1st, This fall I'm going to do a Nov planting and try overwintering to see if I get better results than a spring planting.
@carolynmoody9460 8 ай бұрын
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@melissakingery4393 Жыл бұрын
I've got watermelon seedlings that are almost ready to put in the ground
@whitestone4401 Жыл бұрын
You grow the largest onions I’ve ever seen!
@sshumkaer Ай бұрын
How much water should a watermelon get per week? I have never been sure about this, after all they are like 97% water. I believe this was why I had that Blssom Rot issue last year. Not do to poor soil but, lack of water, as some times I would wait a few days to water because to me the ground seemed at time not hot, and still some what moist. As in North Dakota had crazy foggy summer days last year. super dense and super wet.
@LazyDogFarm Ай бұрын
I water mine with drip every other day assuming no rainfall.
@sshumkaer Ай бұрын
@LazyDogFarm this is good advice. Question you know of those Burpee Watering Trays? I believe they hold 2 litter worth of water in them. If a guy used something like that, would you use it 3 or 4 times a week?
@Maria-ql3fc Жыл бұрын
If do enjoy a good cold watermelon in the summer heat.
@jamesanagnos6123 Ай бұрын
i would put a fan to help the onions dry faster and keep the air flowing so you dont get mold
@melissakingery4393 Жыл бұрын
Travis if you have small shallots do you still cure them??
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
I would assume so, but I've never had much luck growing shallots down here.
@kenr6832 2 күн бұрын
How deep did you transplant them? They looked long and leggy...
@LazyDogFarm Күн бұрын
They were a little. I don't plant them super deep because they're going to crawl and vine anyways.
@sundownfarms2731 Жыл бұрын
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@gailpetchenik3048 Жыл бұрын
Have u stopped using the liquid fertilizer in the injector completely? Just remembered u saying u were fertilizing with the spray nozzle instead of the injector. Wondering because I broke my injector last winter & trying to decide to buy an another one…or not. I always had a lot of problems with my old one. I thought it was because there was a long distance between my garden & my faucet…about 100+ ft. But it looks like ur garden is a long way from ur facet also. So maybe it was just me. I use weed barrier clothe in my garden so it is very hard to fertilize with the pellets like u do. Liquid fertilizer is the the best way to go for me. Is there any other way to use liquid fertilizer …my garden is too large to do it by hand & im too old 🥴
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
I still use it a lot. I use it to inject through a hand watering nozzle, an overhead sprinkler, and through the drip system.
@andrewwilloughby2370 Ай бұрын
What kind of red onions did you grow here? I’m in southwest Missouri and I can’t get my onions to bulb? I’d like to try your red verity but idk what kind they are?
@LazyDogFarm Ай бұрын
We grow a short-day variety called Chianti. Probably wouldn't do well in Missouri though. You'd want an intermediate-day variety there.
@andrewwilloughby2370 Ай бұрын
@@LazyDogFarm thank you when do you think I should plant them outside in February or March and is April too late? Also, do you think having our back porch lights on where our garden is will mess with the onions cycle and cause them not too bulb? I don’t know how light sensitive they are.
@williefreeman6892 2 ай бұрын
Can you plant 2 types of watermelon plants together
@LazyDogFarm 2 ай бұрын
As long as you're not trying to save the seeds, yes. Cross pollination won't affect the fruit -- only the seeds.
@dln9063 Жыл бұрын
Birds at my entire 150 foot row of contender snaps, any suggestions? North eastern NC
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
Get some cats. lol
@tpen891 Жыл бұрын
Where do you get your onion seeds from?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
NE Seeds online
@veneceweeks3730 10 ай бұрын
Hi. What was the red onion breed please that is slow to bolt?
@LazyDogFarm 10 ай бұрын
Chianti
@Shawn15Kirkpatrick Жыл бұрын
Do you give your watermelons calcium nitrate to help with blossom end rot?
@brianczuhai8909 Жыл бұрын
That Nature Safe 8-5-5 has 4.5% Calcium in it. Good for my tomatoes too.
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
I don't. AgroThrive and Nature Safe both have calcium, so we haven't found a need to supplement.
@Shawn15Kirkpatrick Жыл бұрын
@@LazyDogFarm ok I didn’t know that. So you just use the agrothrive for all your fruits and vegetables?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
@@Shawn15Kirkpatrick We use Nature Safe too, but everything gets a little AgroThrive.
@patriciareynolds2729 3 ай бұрын
lppks to me like it would be hard to see/ hold the invisible seed, LOL
@sshumkaer 10 ай бұрын
You still using Hoss tools?
@markbedard6238 11 ай бұрын
Why do you leave the tops on onions and garlic?
@shenanigans815 Жыл бұрын
How do you stop ants and rolly pollies?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
Not sure about "rolly pollies," but ants are usually deterred by disturbance. Scratch around in the soil every few days and they'll tend to move to an area of lesser disturbance.
@cinderoftheland1496 Жыл бұрын
Pickled onion recipe please or a video?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
Here's the recipe: lazydogfarm.com/blogs/recipes/pickled-red-onions
@enigmaticreverieproduction5169 Жыл бұрын
Where can I get those red onion seeds?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
NE seeds online
@tonyascreativespace3067 Жыл бұрын
how can you havest more seeds from seedless watermelons if they do not have seeds?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
That not exactly how it's done. Here's a video where we explain how seedless watermelon seeds are created: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/msmCeceAv8CXon0.html
@DebRoo11 Ай бұрын
How in the world did you get such huge onions?
@stephanstener6387 2 ай бұрын
Y would you plant gmo seedless watermelon s sir
@waynespringer501 Жыл бұрын
So I have 2 more years of fine tooning my seedless germination as I tried twice (with the same batch of seeds) and probably didn't get 30% germination, and the 2nd time I used the saran wrap over the tray on the heat map after 14 days I finally gave up with only 4 out of 18 germinating. I think next year I'm going to top my seed trays with Vermiculite instead of Perlite as I've seen alot of commercial guys doing it.
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure that vermiculite vs perlite is going to make a huge difference. I think the trick is heat and minimal watering. My germ mat thermostat read 105+ several times throughout the few days mine were germinating. I thought that might be too hot for them, but didn't seem to bother them.
@waynespringer501 Жыл бұрын
@@LazyDogFarm I had my tray on a 5 tier rack with a heat mat under the tray and another heat meat on the shelf above limiting the heat escape, both mats were set to max temp. Trays was pretty moist when first seeding, wrapped in saran wrap and didn't touch it or water it for 14 days, finally took the wrap off after 3 seedlings were getting somewhat big. Figured if those 3 were up the rest just wasn't going to sprout.
@mikewalter8547 Жыл бұрын
we have been growing seedless watermelons for 10yrs and I still believe seeded watermelons out preform and taste much better, What do you think?
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
The seedless we've grown taste pretty dang good. I prefer the newer hybrids (seeded or seedless) to the older varieties because the fruit size is so much more consistent. I've trialed quite a few of the older, heirloom varieties and they're just inconsistent and lack vigor IMO.
@julienfowler8274 11 ай бұрын
@@LazyDogFarm Travis have you tried the Jubilee watermelon?It's very vigorous, very productive, I got about 13 15 lb watermelons and some smaller ones from a 6' by 6' plot.They taste really good, very sweet, very crisp very juicy, and not too many seeds, but the seeds are quite large.
@PlantObsessed Жыл бұрын
2 for one worms and veg for the chickens 😅
@MDV1982 Жыл бұрын
Hey Travis. Who makes a good wheel hoe?
@caroleferreira2846 Жыл бұрын
Please help me to get my watermelon seeds to germinate. I can not for the life of me understand why they are not germinating.
@brianczuhai8909 Жыл бұрын
I just found my tomato seeds weren't germinating in a small green house outside. I brought them into the house, and boom, they geminated. Then put them back outside. We're sometimes still in the 40's at night here in Michigan yet. Temperature might be important. Or maybe soak them in water until the seeds open.
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
They like consistently warm temps. Try the saran wrap trick we did. It works well, you just have to keep a close eye on the tray and remove the wrap as soon as they start popping through the soil.
@autohelix Жыл бұрын
Do you have a seed warming mat? If not they make a big difference.
@caroleferreira2846 Жыл бұрын
@@autohelix I don’t but I think I should get one. What brand do you recommend?
@autohelix Жыл бұрын
@@caroleferreira2846 My Wife got it off amzon. They sell them in many different sizes. We have ours hooked up to the grow light timer, so about 14 hours a day. They really do make a huge difference.
@lisagrimsley6929 Жыл бұрын
Hi I've been watching you about 3 months now. I watched one that you drove to get your fertilizer. Can I get the address please. Thank you
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
I'm guessing you're referring to the video when I got a big load of compost? That came from The Cotton Gin in Lenox, GA. It's right off I-75.
@lisagrimsley6929 Жыл бұрын
It's your fertilizer 8-5-5
@lisagrimsley6929 Жыл бұрын
@@LazyDogFarm no you drove to buy fertilizers.
@LazyDogFarm Жыл бұрын
@@lisagrimsley6929 Oh that was Graco Fertilizer in Cairo, GA.
@williefreeman6892 Ай бұрын
Why is it that red watermelon seeds germinate faster than yellow watermelon seeds
@christinecrowley7132 Жыл бұрын
Biggest red onion I have ever seen .
@brianczuhai8909 Жыл бұрын
Yeah. He's messing with us. He knows they're huge too. Did he grow them from seed or slips? I just got mine in 3 weeks ago. I'll show him!
@DaughterofSarahisreal 22 күн бұрын
I keep having fungus on plants
@jrscott5827 Жыл бұрын
FOR TASTE...GROW GOLD IN 🥇🥇 GOLD... MELON TO BAD IT'S A HYBIRD
@cjholt633 11 ай бұрын
But don't go to other channels for their tricks because that is just anecdotal, you can't trust their results, they didn't run tests and they can't tell you why it works for them lol
@jerrydeaton5778 18 күн бұрын
Get rid of the mustache. Chomo cop vibes😂
@ahadjaan 11 ай бұрын
You talk too much man . Do your thing
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