Duplicate Your Watermelon Harvest: Why Wouldn’t You Do This?

[@CaliKim29]

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[@bethb8276]

I hand pollinate pumpkins too. I actually don't bother with brushes or q-tips anymore, I simply pull the petals off the male flowers and apply it directly to the female flowers. The only flowers I use a brush for now are things like passionfruit where all flowers produce fruit, so I take pollen from the flowers and pollinate all of them.

[@lucreciabloomquist4560]

Thank you for your great advice 👩‍🌾

[@LoriFasciano-xh5px]

Thanks Calikim I live in Southern Calif and just learned how to hand pollinate watermelons! Love watching your videos. Stay cool 😅

[@irenenocal]

I’ve never thought about growing watermelon, but the thought of having it fresh off the vine is something I need to try next summer. Great video!

[@angelamedina3917]

First time gardener here and I’ve learned so much from watching your videos… thanks for sharing all your information with us.❤

[@ilianagamboa3272]

Another excellent video. Sometimes I forget to do certain things in my garden with my plants because it can get overwhelming. Thank you for refreshing my memory with these short videos. 😊

[@kfetter9046]

You always explain things so clearly, and your calm demeanor is not only relaxing, but you feel inspired to get outside and garden!

[@constanzebonelli8530]

"Watermelon screams summer". I love it and absolutely agree!! : )

[@karenhein5490]

I’m old enough to be your mother, but believe me, you are teaching this “old dog new tricks”! 😊 You are a pleasure to follow.👍

[@kkarma711]

This will be my first time fall gardening here in Texas and I'm excited about it! Thanks for your encouragement and tios!

[@teriwilliams4212]

I’m so glad you did this video. I was wrongly assuming that if there was a tiny watermelon that the flower had been pollinated! You’re the best!

[@erinlevyux]

I’ve been living vicariously through your videos while I travel for the summer, can’t wait to get home to my garden in a couple weeks! I have a friend caring for it while I’m away, so many of my veggies came from your seeds 😊

[@ramonajolley1966]

I really enjoy your tutorials. Thank you so much for what you do. Every year, my garden gets better.

[@nelun03l65]

Hi CaliKim my kids call you the “garden lady” 😂. I’m always watching your videos. I started gardening thanks to you back in February and this will be my first fall gardening. I just hope is better than my spring and summer😂😂😂

[@heatherbower5539]

We definitely have less bees in the summer here. They are rather active every other time of the year so helpful to jump in to help pollinate when not so many 💕

[@AliciaBlaze]

First time growing a fall garden this year. Thanks for all your info packed videos! I enjoy seeing your gardens!

[@VanessaGonzales6]

My daughter and I became interested in gardening and we are learning a lot of tips watching you.

[@victorialopez6446]

I love all the tips here. I’ve been wanting to grow watermelons but didn’t know how. This is certainly a great video. Thank you!

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it was helpful!

[@annmoy8932]

Thanks for sharing that hand pollination can prevent misshapen fruit that has been improperly pollinated by bees. Love you, Calikim and Camera Guy! ❤

[@charlenecooper2844]

CaliKim, I just want to thank you for all the gardening tips. I am a first time gardener, and you have helped me greatly!!

[@H.R.H-Amina_Bin_Shafiq-SHAKTI]

I'm definitely trying these tips for sugar babies watermelon and kajari melon

[@beginnerchickenmom9225]

Got my first box last month and it's so much fun! I already transplanted the squash and endamame. - greatly anticipating this month's box so I can get started with the Fall garden!

[@missourigirl4101]

Ok Kim! Your garden is gorgeous! Here in Midwest everything dying from drought. The horrific storm last week killed my only flourishing plants my climbing cukes. Thanks so much for reaching us snout watermelons. They are sooo yummy!

[@tricia7]

I really appreciated the instructions in hand pollinating. I have attempted to hand pollinate squash so it is reassuring to see the process. Fingers crossed the hand pollinating works for my squash!

[@RisherTNgarden]

In early summer I had to hand pollinate many of my squash plants due to lack of bees and it really increased my harvest. Thank you always for the helpful tips and inspiration.

[@user-bb4xb8rm1l]

I've been hand pollinating my squash but didn't think to use this method with watermelon! Will be trying this out for sure to get more baby watermelon growing! Thank you for all the helpful tips, your videos have been so helpful as a new gardener! 🌻

[@poemsforgod2548]

I harvested two sugar babies today ate one and it was a hoot thinking I had grown it myself /grin what a dork I am....enjoy your company thx for sharing what you know love and blessings

[@millyr6444]

Love it! This time a year sometimes I get exhausted from keeping everything alive but this gets me motivated again!

[@owlbestitching8839]

I started hand pollinating and it works!! Thank you for all the tips you teach on this channel. So helpful!!

[@stephanierivera5515]

I have had such horrible luck with my watermelon this year with this crazy hot Arizona summer I absolutely love your watermelon set up in a smart pots pot. I am definitely going to give this a try next try. Thank you for the tips. I have learned just about everything I know about gardening from you since around 2014. 🍉

[@bettyjohnson2176]

I really learn from all the information that you and your husband share. Thank you so much! You all are such pleasant people. ❤

[@lorimalone3210]

Great lesson on hand pollinating. I've been doing that with my zucchini and it works! I didn't know that repeating the process would assure results so I will do that next time. Thank you for all of your gardening tips!😍

[@KeystoneGardenMomma]

Great info! I'm learning so much from your videos! I've binge watched at least 95% of them. Keep up the good work! Happy gardening!

[@judydaikoku4100]

Fingers crossed on my sugar babies…. It took a while for our PNW weather to get hot so my plants are just starting to vine and get flowers.. fall planting already??

[@lyndysimpson1272]

Oh I'm a year late 😭😭 I want to learn to garden and I saw this and I thought all this would be great to enter

[@reneeparker2559]

CaliKim, is my Go-To for precise gardening How-To tips. Whenever, I talk to friends who are beginning their gardening, I always direct them to CaliKim videos. She has always been an inspiration for me. Plus, I can relate because I live in Southern California, too. CaliKim and Camera-Guy, Rocks!

[@karahousler1392]

Sometimes those bees get confused, I try and help them out now and again. Love your videos, they have all been helpful.

[@margiekinney1130]

Thank you for such informative videos-you’re a great teacher to those of us who are new to gardening. I’m looking forward to the fall garden. Can’t wait. In addition to all the fall veggies, you inspired me to start more flower seeds! 🌸🌼🌱🥒🍅

[@patriciarice3851]

I may be hand pollinating my sugar babies since I was late getting them planted….hopefully I will harvest before frost 🤞🤞… Thank you for the informative videos and inspiration you give! Also, thanks to smart pots for giving their products and encouraging people that you don’t need land or wide spaces to grow!!!

[@t.oliver1728]

Thank you for the tip on pollinating the watermelon! I didn't have much luck last year. Now I have some hope!😊 Thank you!

[@jackieperez1274]

I appreciate all you tips. I was able to hand pollinate my sugar baby watermelon. I can't wait to start working on my fall garden. I made a list to keep on track with what type of veges I want to plant and what I need to prepare. I am so excited for fall. From HOT FL.

[@reneepollard7433]

I will be trying this method on my sugar babies. And next year add a cage for them to climb. Great step by step instructions in your videos! Keep them coming 😊

[@lizjohnson3412]

You and I your videos are the inspiration behind me wanting to grow sugarbabies and to encourage others I know to do the same. I love content about attainable gardens! Much love and respect from Dallas, Texas again. (My Califormia hubby living in Texas now appreciates my lessons learned also., I think 🤔 😅😂).

[@4EverThaynkful]

Great video, and perfect timing. I'm a newbie at all of this, so all of it is exciting to me. Knew nothing about self-pollinating and learned much today. Thanks.

[@southernskytngarden]

Thank you always for the helpful tips and inspiration. I had to hand pollinate many of my squash plants this year, due to lack of bees. Now we have lots of sunflowers coming up and getting much more bees. But hand pollinating always helps!

[@daysinmylife9901]

I have a sugar baby growing in my garden I am so excited 😊did learn about hand pollination which will hep me with most of my plants to grow more fruits

[@denisefaust6408]

Great to know that hand pollinating works when there may not be enough bees in my yard. Thank you for this video!

[@nicolehourie6034]

Fall garden, this will be my first year to give it a try. Crossing fingers and hope that I planted the seeds in enough time for them to mature.

[@brendamarker7351]

I appreciate the info on hand pollinating. I believe this will help my garden be more successful. Thank you

[@titan1759]

First time gardener here in Michigan. Thank you for these videos!

[@caroljones5038]

This video was very helpful when you don't have enough bees in your garden.

[@lorid.8145]

Your videos are some of the most helpfu. You have helped me with a successful garden.

[@kristiestarkweather1653]

Another great video, thank you again! I learned about hand pollination from one of your older videos and I do this all the time now.

[@acc05660]

Thank you for all of your help! I haven't done well with watermelon, but I'm going to keep trying.

[@priscillaterrazas6442]

Thank you for all the tips!!

[@sielorstout1213]

Thank you! I only have one on my three plants. I am will use this technique today in the garden.😊

[@cynthiamarangoni5218]

Last Sunday I was also trying to help pollinate our sugar baby water melon for the 1st time. It worked for the crook neck squash! Until now my garden was lacking in pollinators.

[@dymonicreed7521]

Thank you for showing us how to hand pollen in our watermelon . I am growing black diamond watermelon for the first time.

[@rachelmckee8847]

I haven’t ever tried to grow watermelon but my brother is growing cantaloupe and they are doing great! That makes me want to try to grow both watermelon and cantaloupe next year.

[@larauer]

Very informative how to. I struggle with watermelon every year but I don't give up. This year I finally have fruit fingers crossed it ripens before my 1st frost.❤

[@mariadelvalle8570]

This was so helpful . I’m going to look for all the baby watermelons and help them along with this technique!

[@jackiehorsley9263]

Love that your growing watermelon In your garden Kim I look forward to seeing your harvest

[@loralaroque5197]

Going to try hand pollination tomorrow. Thanks for all your videos. You've helped me out all summer. 😊😊

[@808.ladybugs]

🌺Love how you keep all your watermelon vines close to the trellis. I’m glad I had pollinators for my vines. It’s my squashes I hand pollinate.

[@kmfarms07]

This is my first year growing watermelon, thanks for the great tip

[@carliehucks]

Our watermelon didn’t do well this year despite the good rain we’ve had. I hop next year will be better, now knowing this I believe it will be successful! ❤❤❤ thank you for sharing!!!!

[@roberttisdel8206]

My first fall garden, my summer garden has done awesome!

[@lisabenedict2615]

Thank you for the helpful advice! I don't have a lot of bees around me, so I need to learn how to hand pollinate.

[@larainechavez796]

Very interesting information on hand pollination. I may have to try growing watermelon next year. Happy watermelon growing! Those will be tasty when they are ready to eat.

[@pattywickersham4546]

Thank you for another great tip demo! I appreciate that you showed each type of flower - male/female. I plan to try this with my Sugar Baby watermelon (from seeds I got from CaliKim❤)!

[@frankporterfield8121]

Great information. I have some watermelons growing in grow bags with a few small mellons.I didn't realize I couls hand pollinate for higher yield. Thank you.

[@user-im7ff2rs6d]

I do hand pollination to all vegetables and melons.This year, I plant hollyhock flowers that help a lot with pollination, too. Awesome giveaway 😊.

[@sharonvik7643]

I've always wanted to grow watermelon! Now I know a great tip to multiply my harvests for next year! 🙂

[@YAHsLAW]

My sugar baby plant only has one melon growing on it right now and I'd really like to see more. Thanks for this tutorial.

[@CharMac76]

I have several melons growing this year. We’ll see if they produce anything. I will be working on trellises for next year. My melons and pumpkins are sprawling all over my front yard. 😊

[@LanaiDebbie]

Such a great explanation of hand pollination! Thanks Kim! Love this giveaway too!

[@juliekovach9784]

I started SugarBaby watermelon in a 20 gal Smart Pot from seed ~3 weeks ago. We are on vacation this week. I hope there are blossoms to hand pollinate when we get back!

[@mariatoskas07]

Gday CaliKim, ive recently found your channel and thoroughly enjoying your content. I'm a new gardener from Australia and have found your videos very useful and inspiring. Thank you and I look forward to your next videos.😊🙃

[@priyaspreciousplants190]

Great tips on hand pollination. I have tried it on zucchini & cucumbers but will definitely try on watermelons & other melons too. Thanks.

[@jeanlofaso7997]

Love all your videos. Never thought to hand pollinate watermelons.

[@marshah478]

So glad to see how to pollinate my watermelon plants!

[@theanalyticgardener]

Nice video, Kim. Thanks for reminding us about hand pollinating❣️

[@dcmc682]

Love your videos they're so vibrant and informative. Had planned to grow some watermelons this past month, unfortunately my automated watering system failed me for 2 weeks and my plants have shriveled up. Hoping to be able to nurse them back up to be able to flower again. ❤🙏

[@angieberry1043]

WOW , this was so helpful. I didn’t have any bee’s for a few years.

[@turtledove1618]

Loving your channel as I learn to grow in the southern California mountains.

[@kathieastmandesigns9190]

Thanks for the video! I've learned so much over the past couple of years 💕🌻 Excited to learn about hand pollination!

[@brookelahr5396]

Omg watermelons are one of the things that have continued to elude me! I just can’t seem to grow them successfully. But I will def keep trying. Giveaway is amazing… fingers crossed!

[@skylersmith4367]

Love your videos, Cali!! I want to have a garden like yours and will be trying to hand pollinate tomorrow morning!

[@amandaherrera4517]

Thank you for this step-by-step video. I always learn something from your videos!

[@user-fy4sv3fb6r]

Great video. My Sugarbabies are just starting to generate blooms so I am out every day looking for those female blooms. Great tip to do several times a day.

[@jmejia4231]

Love this tip! It makes me so sad when to see puny baby watermelons drying up from lack of pollination.

[@MusicLover-ko1mq]

Awesome love watermelons am growing some first time thanks for your videos they really help

[@nitaleblanc]

Thanks for this video! Currently growing sugar baby watermelons and will definitely try this.

[@aprilcarter7604]

Thank you for the awesome information as always! This will be my first fall garden here in TX!! Hoping it will out perform my spring/summer garden, it is way too hot here!

[@luzamart2]

Great video! Love growing watermelons, getting more is just awesome.

[@jodicooper7076]

Excited about growing in fall ! Would love to win the giveaway. Such a wonderful giveaway, thank you for the opportunity.

[@tcquiltstudio]

Just getting back into gardening so winning this would be great. Thanks for the watermelon tip!

[@krisp5204]

I always learn so much from your videos! I planted sugar baby watermelon too late last year and regret not planting it this year. Definitely inspired to try again next year 🍉and excited for fall gardening!

[@thecottagerose]

Hi Kim, I love seeing your garden., I am in the Phoenix area zone 9b, and its a struggle...but I am fortunate that I have mild winters and can produce abundantly throughout. Susan

[@mz.jenbrooks1262]

Great looking garden and very informative about the watermelons ❤

[@sandypavlic8417]

Perfect video because I have a odd shape watermelon. Thanks for the information

[@user-sherryo]

Thank you for the great tip. Unfortunately I have not had any luck with watermelon the past 2 yrs😑. I will be trying again next season for sure.