How To Grow HUGE Watermelons!

Join Hoss in the garden as he takes us through what we should be doing to be successful at growing watermelons this season. From disease issues, spacing, irrigation requirements, and much more.

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[brianrichards]

I've bought seeds from Hoss the past two years. The varieties are excellent, and shipment is lightening fast. I recommend them.

[CastleGirl]

I tried to grow watermelons last year, I got one golf ball size watermelon and I thought to myself, welp I may not make this coming apocalypse. 😂😂

[emdeejay]

Seeded watermeloms taste better anyways. And the seedless never get as big. I grew up with gigantic seed watermelons and thats what I wanna grow. I'm with you on that one!

[TXDHC]

My grandpa grew the best watermelon in the sandy soil of lower Delaware. He'd take me out in the garden, cut a watermelon from the vine after plunking it then say, we're just going to eat the very best part. Taking his pocket knife he'd cut out the heart and bury the rest. What I now know as composting! I'm 63 and have not been successful growing watermelons even here in our sugar sand soil of East Texas.

[joshuajesch]

Love your videos. They have helped me be a better gardener. This is my 3rd year growing crimson sweet watermelons. I live in garden zone 4a and have had great luck growing them inside of old used car tires planted directly outside as seeds. I had trouble in heavy rains with my plants washing when planted right in the soil. In the tires the weed pressure is way easier to control and they don't wash if we get a heavy soaker

[blackpackhomesteadchrisand]

Watermelons have always been a friend. I love the little sugar babies. They are a favorite.

[slomo]

Greg, you're showing your age with that GROOVY GREAT music added to this video. I don't like watermelon BUT I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!
You and your Misses are the SMARTEST GARDENERS ON THE INTERNET!!! THANK YOU!!!

[jonnu]

I have always like the Charleston gray watermelons, they are very sweet.

[denisemiller]

You remind me of my grand pops . He loved water melon and I live on water melon when I can find it in season. I absolutely hate the water melon they sell at the grocery stores in winter. And the seedless water melon. No flavor at all. I like my seeds and sweet crunch when I bite into my watermelon. Forget all nursery grown brands. Farm fresh is the best. Thank you for this video. I live in Washington and I’ve tried growing them but with no success. We moved to the eastern part of the state so it’s a bit dryer and warmer. I’m growing in raised beds . Hopefully I can have success this year. Thanks pops . ❤

[JoiiLand]

Thank you thank you thank you!!! Drip system! I wish I found you sooner lol

[natemitch]

This is my 3rd year trying, so fingers crossed I can pull it off!

[carrollsanders]

I have raised South Carolina Giant haven't had much luck with them can't get them any bigger than 180 pounds. Love the Brown sugar variety of yellow water melon.

[jonnu]

As a teenager we would cut tobacco and the man we worked for always had a huge watermelon patch with large melons and we would cut for awhile then take a watermelon break. Good ole days.

[jessicacupps]

This is very helpful for how to grow watermelon 🍉! Thank you very much ❤ 😊!

[Vibranttorch]

Lovely video’ extremely informative thank you brother 👍🏻

[desertdreamer]

Thank you for the video. I might have to try the irrigation idea next planting season. I have lots of watermelon transplants this year. Fortunately, the Sugar Baby and Crimson Sweet plants that I planted have been very forgiving when it comes to watering. I did a 30 second time lapse video of them recovering from wilting remarkably fast! Hopefully, before July 4th, I will be graced with the presence of many new, green, spherical friends!

[stevetrivago]

I’m 52 years old and I’ve put in a few dozen tomato plants, peppers, beans, cucumbers, peas mainly… I’d stick them in the ground, water them a few times and eventually the weeds would take over and I’d wonder why I didn’t get much of a yield.. This year I am putting 100% into it..Boy am I grateful for all the wisdom and knowledgeable guidance… I think I’ll pass on the H2O melon 🍉 this year, but thanks for the inspiration information…

[singncarpenter]

Absolute truth. My favorite moments in my garden are harvesting melons. It's not the easiest thing to get right, but when you do it's amazing. The only varieties I have grown so far is Jubilee and Tam cantaloupe, but this year I'm trying two more watermelon varieties. I put that Sangria variety on my list for next year. Thanks for sharing your tips.

[gm]

1st time here. Great video. Thank You.

[truthseeker]

Greg, we planted 375 watermelon transplants today (on your drip tape) in SE Louisiana too. I hear your purple martins. Can you make a video on beneficial birds in the garden? Just a thought. We have purple martin gourds and houses along with bluebird houses around our garden plots. Our bluebirds feed on INSECTS in the garden and the martins grab there INSECTS in the air. As you know, martins are pure entertainment while bustin' open melons. 😀