Planting Watermelons In Containers-Container size, Planting, Fertilizing, Easy Vertical Trellis

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4 жыл бұрын

In this video I am planting watermelons in pots. The varieties are Ali Baba, Golden Midget, and Royal Golden. These watermelons are going to be planted in large pots and grown vertically up a trellis. Subscribe to follow along with the progress. I have lots of watermelon growing videos on my page! Thanks for watching.
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@finlaybiddlesden2426 2 жыл бұрын

No annoying music accompanying the narration…👍🏻

@Teampierrellc 8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! I finally found one that speaks. I don’t know why so many people make videos without speaking. You are a real one

@aquilaclark814 13 күн бұрын

My tomato cages work great I use them every year the same ones. I also use them for squash and cucumbers. I have totes for my containers the big ones.

@josephcampese5347 3 жыл бұрын

Right to the point without a lengthy set up narrative. Thoughtful instructions. Thanx.

@sarampiting1 2 жыл бұрын

Fast, clear and direct to the point. You make it easy for busy people like me. Thanks and way to go!

@feliciaward6589 Жыл бұрын

I'm a first time viewer. I have 2 packs of watermelon 🍉 seeds my mom and pop gave me. I want to be brave and plant them. LoL. Saw your video and you came right on time. I just subscribed. Thanks a lot 😁.

@crazysquirrel9425 3 ай бұрын

Can you sub irrigate those pots? Problem with the mix in the video is that it costs more for it than you get back from the watermelons it makes. It can take a whopping 120 days from seed to harvest too. Tomato cages (cheap ones) were actually meant for pepper plants.

@feliciaward6589 Жыл бұрын

You should have more than 35k subs...you are truly informative. Thanks again 🤣

@faithanso7190 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the video and rooster crowing 🐓 was great !

@larson917 9 ай бұрын

Very informative thanks ❤

@Wordsalad69420 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna try it this year. My "trellis" will be my deck railings. I get full sun on the deck and it will look nice.

@TheRealRavenQuest 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! All the info needed. Short, sweet, too the point, informative, excellent. Thank you.

@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14 2 жыл бұрын

If you take two tomato cages and weave the loose wires together - to form a long, skinny hourglass - you can double the height. Just put two long stakes in, like bamboo or rebar, and tie it all together. This works for any small space where you can go high, with any of your climbers, like tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.

@jerryshapiro3402 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like an easy and inexpensive way to make a trellis for the watermelon. I will give it a try.

@brookecardwell2288 Жыл бұрын

I subscribed due to this vid alone! Don’t get me wrong, the other people I follow are great, they have been very informative and have really helped me as a first time gardener, but other vids tend to be extremely lengthy and I don’t have time to watch multiple 20 minute videos per day to get tips on gardening techniques! I learned as much from this 7 min vid as I have from the other, longer ones! You did it in such a clear and direct way, to the point, and it is appreciated more than you know, thank you!!

@dargeo1406 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the useful advice. I’ll be planting some seeds today and maybe transferring into my greenhouse eventually. I wish I started growing my own fruit sooner. 🍎 🍐 🍉 🥑 🍓 🫐 . It’s so rewarding. ❤️

@ganzip6038 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, no one mentions the things you did! Container size, fertilizer reasons, reusing of potting mix. Very thoroughly you've mentioned all the steps, procedures, reasoning etc. Well done, keep it up

@growmesomethingmister4930 4 жыл бұрын

The Watermelon Queen is back with the watermelons! Good info, as always.

@sacredrootshomestead7107 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip I have tomato cages I’m not using for my tomatoes. 🙏

@johannavalentine9025 2 ай бұрын

On point. Thanks

@deepfriedohiogravy4756 2 жыл бұрын

Subbed! Excellent info for a novice gardener like myself. Informative and straight to the point.

@gclotman 2 ай бұрын

This is a great video. Now when you grow cucumbers do you attach the polls to the right side up tomatoe cage? Thank you.

@linglin8954 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I found you ❣️ I am happy there's someone doing almost everything like I did but more I could learn from. Thank you ❣️

@chezgiardino 4 жыл бұрын

2:25 that rooster was so loud I freaked out cause I thought it was in my yard ... Nice video :)

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha!

@quyenbui951 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the tips! I'm so glad to find your video because it helps a lot!

@lorrainegartrell1907 Жыл бұрын

Garden stakes good!

@cancersilentkiller Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks 🤩

@jonhawkins2374 2 жыл бұрын

GARDEN TONE IS AWESOME!!!!!!

@musicman195959 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the sound of the rooster. Excellent video. Happy growing. 🌱

@katrinaspears8527 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christa!! I am going to try it thanks to you

@fatoulo2226 4 жыл бұрын

this is a great video, and great explanations. i wish i started planting the beginning of the quarantine but i will definitely try strawberries right now

@fayetanner2244 3 жыл бұрын

Great info!😊

@ubersun Жыл бұрын

This was soooo helpful. Very detailed and specific

@GoodVibesNewlevel2023 2 жыл бұрын

This is my first time planting watermelon. Thank you for making it really simple. New subscriber.

@Umm_FLIP 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for helping me! At first when i got my seeds, it didnt come with any instructions. I came across your video and now my hobby is planting watermelons!

@JamesSmith-pt8dy 3 жыл бұрын

Hey .. everyone Moniee-Mon, is listening thanks for the info vedios keep doing what'cha do best God bless ya!.

@patriciamack-clay6589 4 жыл бұрын

Love this video! I planted some sugar baby watermelons in my garden 2 years ago and they were growing beautifully. I would turn them every few days so they wouldn’t get too brown on one side. Imagine my surprise when I went to turn them and discovered the squirrels in my yard had scooped out all the pulp and had the nerve to turn them back over! I never thought about trying to plant them in a pot until I saw your video. I will definitely be planting watermelons again this year. Thank you so much!

@FancyTruth1 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, those sneaky squirrels

@michele33s68 4 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of squirrels! What can I do about them?

@jeannetteloretta9427 4 жыл бұрын

michele33 S Put little bits of human hair or your dogs hair around the base of your plants steams and add a little water on top just so the hair doesn’t fly away.The hair smells like predators so they don’t come around. You will have to renew it every once in a while because the smell fades but it’s worked for me for years and the dog loves getting brushed more often. You can even get hair from barbers or hairdressers once they go back to work. Hope that helps.

@andreacurtis2360 2 жыл бұрын

@@michele33s68 add cow manure. They hate it. 🤣

@livefromtheground7274 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video to rhe point! Thanks

@venuswarrior8456 3 жыл бұрын

The best watermelon video I seen that's so simple and easy

@christinelouise1835 2 жыл бұрын

Short, Sweet & Informative. I am thankful to have found you.

@riarereitimon4410 Жыл бұрын

Great vid thanks

@joolsmonash9855 3 жыл бұрын

Great informative video. Thanks so much from Australia.

@matthewbuckner4000 Жыл бұрын

I prepped 2 pots like that today and started 3 pumpkin seeds in each !

@smcdade4577 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this idea! I was stressing out about building a trellis!😂

@jonhawkins2374 2 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea for the tomato cages...

@ivettesantana4319 3 жыл бұрын

omg i got the same containers lol. i got them on clearance and saw the video suggestion and i grow one watermelon per container successfuly.

@sandymoore1639 10 ай бұрын

Do u preserve the watermelons? If so, how?

@EstherCastroNY 3 жыл бұрын

I have watermelons plants and its growing. Great tips thank you so much. Also about the rooster same here I thought it was in my back yard! Lol

@dleetrini 2 жыл бұрын

So true about the tomato cages. I will flip them over from now on, make sense thanks.

@bonnieskitchengarden 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Christa everything looks good Good luck with everything

@azurisora9836 2 жыл бұрын

First time to your channel. Clear, fast love it. I subscribed. thank you!

@grace2garden403 3 жыл бұрын

You are awesome and thorough, glad I found your channel. New subbie.

@ushanNok81 3 жыл бұрын

Nice gardening tips thank you mam

@temitopeoshokoya4906 4 жыл бұрын

All set planted our first container sugar baby today and did the upside-down tomato cage as you described. I am so excited! Thank you!

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I hope you get some watermelons. I ended up adding a third stake to each pot because the stakes I used ended up not begin as stable as I would have liked. The one I added to each container is a basic wooden stake and now they are much sturdier. In previous years I used two wooden stakes and that also worked well.

@neitamaoate7810 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u for the video. Got me some ideas for my watermelon garden. My family love watermelon....highwater content fruit. 👍🏼❤ Kia ora from New Zealand.

@teamginger6359 15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@ChristasGarden 13 күн бұрын

You're welcome!

@jerryshapiro3402 2 жыл бұрын

Nice info. I set up my tomato cage and stakes like you have yours. I created a mix of potting mix from composted cow manure, peat moss, some topsoil and added some organic tomato and vegetable fertilizer to it. Its very light. I hope I can give a good report 80 days from now

@uno1r 3 жыл бұрын

I'm growing my first watermelon plant i have it in my balcony its growing pretty good for now , thanks for sharing

@adgamez1311 3 жыл бұрын

did you harvest

@user-uj9cy2wj1j 2 жыл бұрын

Awesomeness. Subscribed.

@triciaallard3221 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I just planted a couple crimson sweet watermelon seedlings as an experiment since I've never grown watermelon before.

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@jonnydelacruz8553 2 жыл бұрын

Compowst. So cute

@colecionandopitaya4222 4 жыл бұрын

Ótimo trabalho 👍 like

@toothybj 4 жыл бұрын

Great idea for repurposing old tomato cages. I have quite a few that, yes, will not contain my indeterminate tomato plants (but i bought them years ago thinking they would!). Thanks!

@angelaraum1545 3 жыл бұрын

Very easy to grow tomatoes in a container. You can just invert tom cages or use a big steak. I've grown big & cherry tomatoes.

@mollycatcolorado9252 3 жыл бұрын

Really like your upside down tomato cage trellis, will be doing this next year. You are right, the cages wobble too much in containers when positioned upright!

@ChristasGarden 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@ChrisJCarter 4 жыл бұрын

Very informative! Using tomato cages upside down is a great idea! The cages in my pea containers are not that stable and keep loosening in the soil.

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@gildasmith5336 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@DailyLifeandNature 4 жыл бұрын

Nice water melon 🍉 plant 🌱 growing in pot is very interesting, thanks for sharing to us such an amazing 😉

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting

@HeferCat 3 жыл бұрын

That's so funny! I put my tomato cage upside down over my watermelons too!! Great minds....haha

@TheGardeningZebra 3 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. Glad I found you and I've subscribed!

@ChristasGarden 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

@kofiluddin6880 Жыл бұрын

What material is used inside the tub to make the watermelon plant stronger, and bigger in size?

@jessiedavenport775 Жыл бұрын

Drill holes and use zip ties to hold the wire in tight

@kingdomtalkchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@pietieko1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@akaserhions7918 2 ай бұрын

😮 Brilliant agronomically scientifical job, thank you! Cheers, Serge. Like and Subscribe for sure.

@ecocentrichomestead6783 4 жыл бұрын

This is the first time I hear someone say "don't mess with the roots" I have found that, the less you disturb the roots, the better transplants do, regardless of the plant. Unless it's a tree, of course.

@handyl710 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! I may have to try it. I can grow a lot in my yard but it's not big enough to grow watermelons. Maybe this is the answer!

@IndianaBackyardGardener 4 жыл бұрын

You can grow a lot in small space! Grow vertically :)

@llonden6998 4 жыл бұрын

I always look forward to your watermelon vids.

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Awww thank you!

@bartsexton1652 2 жыл бұрын

I planted sugar babies in and lg flower pot one year . Well I had little watermelons to ripen and folks if I new how to get it in the world’s smallest watermelon in the world I think I would have one . My watermelon fit almost in side a coffee cup. And sweet ole my it was awesome it taste .

@ammorales1524 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for this video. I am currently growing watermelon seeds under grow lights and plan to move them into smart pots when they’re ready. Can I plant 2 watermelons in one 15 gal smart pot? Thanks for your input.

@nitisingh6110 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I stay in Melbourne Australia, in what season I can grow watermelon

@rudolfwester758 4 жыл бұрын

Just in time. I already bought seeds to start watermelons in containers, since I don't have much space. Thank you.

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Good luck!

@stallionoftheyear4376 3 жыл бұрын

Which soil are you using? I do t know which to use. I’m growing it in pa

@derricklampkins7463 Жыл бұрын

Good evening! Thank you for the informative video. What were the names of the fertilizers you were using? I addition, how often to you add the fertilizer!

@Pigearvet 4 жыл бұрын

I just planted a Wilson sweet in a container this morning lol.. I am a student.. I would like to master the container watermelon garden. I find the gardening getting a bit challenging as I get older. Great instructional video .. Thank You Rob from Canada eh.

@mishalea 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, new here! U sound like u are from my home state, PA! I think I am going to try melons this year!!🤞Good tips!

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it was helpful!

@ema8909 2 жыл бұрын

0:50 what do you do with the 2 yr old potting soil? Im going to start container gardening soon. Tyia! How many watermelons did you get per plant? Im so excited to start!

@rvnmedic1968 3 жыл бұрын

Very professional vid with clear speech and camera work. I am going to use large pots like you've shown and they will be setting on runner-crush gravel. I intend to train the vines along the gravel instead of on the lawn. My seeds are Sugar Baby personal size melons, about 8 lbs each. In a spot with sun from sunrise to sunset. If anything seems wrong, please comment. Thank You!

@ChristasGarden 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@RRan-dk7ct 4 жыл бұрын

Always.

@MultiLisa10 3 жыл бұрын

Can you grow watermelon year-round in Pennsylvania? If I put up a small little makeshift greenhouse can one grow anything yearround? Im new to gardening, btw.

@shamsgardeningcrafts 4 жыл бұрын

Very good advice on the watermelon 👍this year am experimenting doing the watermelon in hydroponic, am growing them in the uk in my pollytunnel in a cold climate area, trying to see if I could achieve atleast 2 melons from each plant that am growing👍

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

Best of luck! The tunnel will warm things up. My plants usually only produce 1-2 watermelons each, occasionally 3.

@shamsgardeningcrafts 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChristasGarden iv already got three melon forming and it just coming to end of may🤗

@kuhpkeyk 4 жыл бұрын

I love that it's watermelon growing season for you, because I love watching your watermelon videos. I watch your Watermelon Growing playlist at least once a week. I'm growing Orangeglo, Ali Baba, Strawberry, Yellow Moon & Stars, Yamato Cream, and Early Moonbeam this year. I had a question: I harvested a couple of my heirloom watermelons last year, and they didn't taste so great(mostly growing conditions or picking too early, maybe overwatered before harvesting). I saved the seeds. My question is, will the seeds reflect the taste of that exact fruit? Or will it still have the same qualities as the original variety.

@ChristasGarden 4 жыл бұрын

They should have the original qualities of each individual variety if they didn't cross pollinate with other varieties. If you have a bunch of varieties growing together, the bees most definitely carried pollen between varieties. Thanks for watching! I want to try Strawberry watermelon sometime. I have been eyeing in for a few years.

@kuhpkeyk 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChristasGarden Thats great to know! I'll label those seeds and save them. I have a ton of Strawberry Watermelon seeds, and would definitely send you some, let me know and Ill send those out. Do you have a special watering regime? I have sandy soil, so I water quite often. I read that you shouldn't water your watermelons as they're ripening though. So, when I notice they stop getting bigger, I should stop watering until the tendril is dead? Or stop watering as its growing? Would like to know what you do.

@annetterussell2240 3 жыл бұрын

Can you plant watermelon and cucumbers in the same container...like a grow box?

@mybackyardparrots9198 Жыл бұрын

🤷I always use Potting Mix for containers. I find that Potting SOIL becomes too hard & super compacted.

@robindawson2803 2 жыл бұрын

My plant are legging. How do I fix them? Thanks for sharing 👍🏾 😊

@cattreesteve 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I really want to try this but I’m a big fan of self wicking mineral tubs I’m going to give it a go

@cattreesteve 3 жыл бұрын

I guess what I meant to ask was do you think it would work ?

@ChapulinColorado1969 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, looks like your watermelon died the second you watered it. I know itls not, but it is too funny.

@elastinyhomestead5795 2 жыл бұрын

How many fruits do you usually get out of one plant? 🤔 I didn't plant any water melon last year because I wasn't very successful the years before, however I will give it one more try this year 😉

@dleetrini 2 жыл бұрын

How many weeks would you suggest sowing watermelon seeds before planting outside after the last frost date? I am in zone 5a. Thanks

@adraintucker4429 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, does Amazon sell 40 gallon planter pots, if so can you send the link.

@rockoml2534 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 16 in wide by 12-14 in deep. Plastic planting pot ( it has that 2 in draining tray with the tiny holes at the bottom) will that be big enough to plant one watermelon plant? Also how big and how many holes should I make for water drainage? It has a bunch of x's on the bottom where I can punch out holes for drainage it says..🙃