gebest:
so how u com tak handle dat watermelon ebola, besides so na only two watermelon u dey disturb urself since.

Haba !!! Baba, no dey hate now

Totfulguy:


Lovely! Which part of the country is this?

akinakinyele:
pls which part of the country are u ?

Ilorin, Kwara state

purpinkx:
I did something similar, but one heavy rain destroyed my crop , I felt bad sha ... But the mere size of this fruit screams “try again success is 3 feet away”. bellow is what I salvaged ...
And very sweet too

aww, sorry about that. They will sell that size for nothing less than #350

DebbieSean:
Kudos. This is inspiring, and at the nick of time too. We have a small farm too, though we practice mixed cropping system, I also want to engage in animal husbandry before the end of the year.

thanks. Which crops do you grow?

Our fine fine boys hanging around women she see their fellow making good use of their time and youthful age.

gebest:
so how u com tak handle dat watermelon ebola, besides so na only two watermelon u dey disturb urself since.

I harvested 2 ripe ones yesterday, the pictures I posted were made 2weeks ago. There were 10 good ones aside those 2, remaining 8 now. Its just a small experimental farm brother

osothermal:
Please i need watermelons in large quantity .my number 07067439755

where is your location and how many quantity?

felifeli:

How did you get rid of the pests ? I started a small farm like yours and the plants are invaded by small snails and later by those caterpillars. I abandoned the farm. Do you use pesticides. If you do, which one do you suggest?

I didn't use anything, what I noticed was that the pests were only able tamper with the smaller ones within a week or 2weeks old which were already damaged when I noticed, so I just left some and crushed some of the pests cos the other fruits are bigger and older for them would have gone for pesticide if not

Lanre you can reach me on watsapp with 07014993831 tried replying but i cant i dont know why

SuperSuave:
I didn't use anything, what I noticed was that the pests were only able tamper with the smaller ones within a week or 2weeks old which were already damaged when I noticed, so I just left some and crushed some of the pests cos the other fruits are bigger and older for them would have gone for pesticide if not

what day exactly did u plnt d seedlings?

can't it be planted anywhere in the east am an agric lover.

Nice nice.

knostbrown01:

what day exactly did u plnt d seedlings?

to be honest I cant vividly recall but I'm very sure it was late March, almost the end of march when we had our first real rain over here.

Op, did u plant dry or wet seeds?

I will also share my testimony very soon by God Grace, cuz I also engaged in farming but my is not water melon but maize and cassava. May be I will share the pics very soon.

epini:
nothing do u my brother....could u pls put me through on how to go abt d first stage..

I made small ridges first(necessary so you can easily clear growing weeds without touching the plant), then inserted the seedlings(2 to 3 in a hole) into the ridges with a depth of about 2-3cm and spacing of about 30-45cm(its important to give them space so they don't get overcrowded when spreading out).

The major post planting operations are weeding and pest control(melons do not require much water hence no need for watering)

Its biannual, you can plant early in the year with the first heavy rain or towards the end of the year with lesser rainfall before winter

Saheed69:
I will also share my testimony very soon by God Grace, cuz I also engaged in farming but my is not water melon but maize and cassava. May be I will share the pics very soon.

I'm growing maize too, I tried cassava in 2007 but it didn't work so I opted for vegetables

djmadridal:
Op, did u plant dry or wet seeds?

I actually planted both for experimental purpose, I noticed the wet seeds did better compared to the dry ones. They grew faster and had larger fruits

awesome...my vodka smoothie business about to kick-start lololololol

Niceone. Did you plant a wet or dry seed?

MzOnajin1:
Niceone. Did you plant a wet or dry seed?

I think a dry one

SuperSuave:
I'll consider this a success viewing the second picture

The second harvest was about 4days after the first, I noticed it cracked beneath so I harvested it immediately

Bro... I love you, no homo. I'm really impressed. God bless your hustle.

So watermelons grow as fast as this.

SuperSuave:
I made small ridges first(necessary so you can easily clear growing weeds without touching the plant), then inserted the seedlings(2 to 3 in a hole) into the ridges with a depth of about 2-3cm and spacing of about 30-45cm(its important to give them space so they don't get overcrowded when spreading out).

The major post planting operations are weeding and pest control(melons do not require much water hence no need for watering)

Its biannual, you can plant early in the year with the first heavy rain or towards the end of the year with lesser rainfall before winter

Well done bro, I also have a farm mixed with yam, maize, pepper, tomatoes & water melon. Mine is nearly 3 months & I am planning to get my first harvest today.
Thanks for the steps given here but the only thing I dont agree with is the fact that water melons do not require much water. What I noticed in my own water melon farm is that the more water it get the more it spread out.
If water melons spread out well they will have more fruits.
I will post the pictures of my own in the day.

very nice and tomatos are in need and easy to grow.

tibaonnet:

Well done bro, I also have a farm mixed with yam, maize, pepper, tomatoes & water melon. Mine is nearly 3 months & I am planning to get my first harvest today.
Thanks for the steps given here but the only thing I dont agree with is the fact that water melons do not require much water. What I noticed in my own water melon farm is that the more water it get the more it spread out.
If water melons spread out well they will have more fruits.
I will post the pictures of my own in the day.

kindly mention me when you post them.
This is not the first time I'm getting to hear/know that melons do not require much water. in fact the smaller fruits in my own farm remained stagnant while some had only little increase in size compared to those first two and one other one that sprung before the rain was coming everyday. The tiny little one didn't survive when the rain came in heavily(it rained almost everyday for about 3weeks)

Omoluabi16:
Bro... I love you, no homo. I'm really impressed. God bless your hustle.

Thanks brother, I appreciate this.

MzOnajin1:
Niceone. Did you plant a wet or dry seed?

I actually planted both for experimental purpose, I noticed the wet seeds did better compared to the dry ones. They grew faster and had larger fruits

Gkemz:
So watermelons grow as fast as this.

yea, very fast bro

SuperSuave:
Week 10- I was inspecting the farm on a Saturday and saw those ones spoilt and some being eaten up
-Those are the bastaard pests I mostly see underneath or beside the fruits, I don't even know the name

week 11- just before harvesting the one on the right

we'll done

SuperSuave:
I'm growing maize too, I tried cassava in 2007 but it didn't work so I opted for vegetables

I will also try the water melonand cucumber but not now, am planning to extend the farm from 2plots of land to 4plots. But cassava is my priority at the moment.

OMAR12:
can't it be planted anywhere in the east am an agric lover.

It can be planted in the East. The seedlings are available in the market. I planted watermelon, cucumber, okro, maize and i want to plant golden melon when I get home this month end