Hello Veggie-T,
Welcome to The Garden Helper's Forum,
We're very glad you found us..

I'm growing water melon's from seed for
the first time too this year, so I don't know
much about it to be able to help you.....

But I just wanted you to know I was going to
move your post into the FRUITS AND VEGETABLE SECTION, I know you'll get a few more responses
in that section than you would here....

I could also ask you about your soil/dirt,
what kind did you plant it in?
*is it bagged soil of some sort or garden dirt?
*have you used any fertilizer's? If so, what kind?
*how much water is your plant recieving?
*and how much sun does it get also...??????

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

I believe Watermelon has a long growing season I planted mine 2 or 3 months ago and have about 5 melons so far. The biggest one is not quite ready yet.

It is about 14" long and 12" around. This is my first year as well, so I am still learning.

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One OS to rule them, one OS to find them:
One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie.

Thanks Weezie!

Hey, I was thinkin' of you this mornin'!!!

I actually saw a tiny melon on mine too!!!
Wooooooooo~Hooooooooooo!!!
Can't believe it...
*I planted them soooooooo late...
actually just a couple of weeks ago!!!
*I had started them from seed in May*(ish)*

I'll get one or two for sure..

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

I planted watermelon for the first time this year, from plantling we bought at a greenhouse, at the same time I planted a pumpkin one the pumpkin is trying to take over the whole yard, the watermelon plant has not grown at all. I am wondering what to do for next year?\

Ok..seems your problem has been solved. But I would like to point out of couple of things about growing watermelons: that when starting your watermelon seed early in a cup which is fine and using miracle grow potting mix which is fine, transplanting is a whole other thing. The soil does need to be have organic matter worked into it, melons are heavy feeders. But the transplanting is the hardest part...when transplanted they suffer Shock, resulting in a day or two and up to 10 days after planting. All kinds of things can look like they are happening..wilting, curled leaves...or just vines growing and nothing else, But once the planting shock has gone, they will take off and grow out of control quickly. Hope this helps for the future melon plantings.

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I planted watermelon from a small plant we bought at a greenhouse, it is a serious flop, I am hopeing next year will be better for it, I use used guinea pig bedding(pine and spruce shavings)the only thing I do is wet it down good when I first put it on, then make sure it is mixed into the soil too, can we say holy fertilizer!! I left the garden empty last year and just put the bedding on it, everything(with a few exceptions) is so much bigger this year, between good feeding and getting the soil broken up good(we have clay based soil).
I just wondered if there was anything I did that perhaps stunted the watermelon plant from growing, or is it just one of those things?

Oh my gosh.....too funny on my end here...
I saw the watermelon post, then read
that you'd harvested your first watermelon
and I skipped down lookin' at the picture,
and I'm thinkin', dude~you got a cantalope there.
Or they've changed the outer coverings of
watermelon's lately!!!
But then I went back up to finished reading it...

I'll blame it on toooooo much sun and heat!!!

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

Isn't there something about wood shavings taking nitregon out of the soil the first year and then putting it back the second year? Could that be part of the problem? I'm a beginner, I think my dad said something like that when I was a kid. But that was back in the dark ages.