Royal Golden Watermelon Harvest!

Today I am going to be harvesting the big Royal Golden watermelon from my garden. This heirloom watermelon has a beautiful yellow/orange rind when it is ripe.
If you would like to know how to pick a perfectly ripe watermelon check out this video: • 5 Tips to Help You Har...
Here is a link explaining why some melons have a hollow heart: phys.org/news/2015-06-potenti...
Another Royal Golden Watermelon harvest in this video: • Garden Harvest-Waterme...
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[@ChristasGarden]

Check out this video where I harvest another Royal Golden watermelon later in the season. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLXhnWIibCkoLs

[@mahersala7751]

Good for this nice video

[@DebbieBlanke]

I dated someone with a hollow heart. Wish you could feed him to your chickens. Well that was a beautiful watermelon, what a shame it disappointed you. I was torn on the seeds, so very thankful for your review.

[@ChristasGarden]

Hi Debbie, In this video I harvested a very nice Royal Golden if you are interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLXhnWIibCkoLs

[@DebbieBlanke]

@@ChristasGarden Definitely, thank you!

[@DebbieBlanke]

Wow, huge difference. Do you happen to recall how many days you harvested that one?

[@ChristasGarden]

The plant was put in the ground in early May, the first watermelon was harvested in early August, the second watermelon in late August. I believe the hollow heart was caused by improper pollination. It rained for a couple of days straight when the first flower was pollinated and the bees weren't out and about pollinating like they would have been otherwise.

[@DebbieBlanke]

@@ChristasGarden Thanks, that's helpful. Its been on my wishlist (which I'm constantly trying to pare down), so will put it back on and try to make a decision ;)

[@Happyplants]

Hopefully will grow this variety one day 😊

[@danielaguilar7077]

JUST GOT MINE IN HERE IN NEW MEXICO

[@Love_Angel-ti5gx]

Definitely its over ripe.should harvested it early,but its looks so sweet.

[@suefernandes8582]

Hi Christa,thank you for doing the update,hmmm thats a bummer right there, was not expecting a mushy center :( what if you try picking one a bit early maybe to see if it makes any difference !!

[@handyl710]

Your watermelons are doing great! I never have much luck growing them. The hardest part is knowing when to pick them! The last one I grew, I picked too early :(.

[@rosem4584]

it looks wonderful! I would love to get some seeds for that melon,

[@CatherinesGardenHomeLWS]

Thank you for sharing! I think it is just over ripe. It is a beautiful color and shape.

[@ChristasGarden]

Thanks for watching. Yeah it is definitely one of the most beautiful watermelons, right up there with Moon and Stars. :)

[@barbarabridger7406]

Wow ....I've never learnt that from anyone else befor about the film on watermelon s ...love you clips

[@MaryJaneSmukut]

poor pollination is usually the cause of hollow heart so picking it earlier or later would probably not changed the out come. It looked so nice on the outside.

[@RRan-dk7ct]

Good job.... my Halbert Honey finally ripened and was it ever good and their are plenty more coming along just fine.. I learned a lot this season bout plant watermelons ...they say 80-90 days which is true to a point but I've noticed it's 80-90 days if Pollinated when the female blooms come out with the male blooms ...I think this is why my plants are so late I planted in mid-April and I'm just starting to pick and I think more will be ready in about 3weeks and so on... glad you told me to let them run.

[@ChristasGarden]

Awesome. Glad your melons are doing well!

[@willoWMaxy]

Do they start out green then turn golden yellow ? I’m growing some and not sure if the small melons I have are silver Yamato or the royal golden

[@minhajulislam2480]

Nice

[@valeriesanchez3074]

Reminds me of a juicy pumpkin

[@TheWicklunds25]

Looks nice... Maybe you should grow this again since it yielded such a large fruit...

[@sk-kh9369]

I never see this kind of watermelon. 🖒

[@celticcyberchick]

Damn did you snort the watermelon

[@patworley2397]

Love your videos!! Please keep making them.

[@ChristasGarden]

Thank you so much for watching and I am happy to hear that. Feel free to comment anytime, I enjoy the feedback. No worries, I am still making videos.

[@kerzenlichttt]

What part of the country you at? Wonder if I can grow that variety down here in TX

[@ChristasGarden]

southern Ohio.

[@chezgiardino]

Beautiful melon! You said it was 3 weeks since it was completely yellow... I'd try picking the other one right as it turn completely yellow. No matter, it was beautiful to see! I have major fungal disease problems where I live, do you have any suggestions as of varieties that are less susceptible?

[@ChristasGarden]

I feel like Ali Baba is a good one for disease resistance. It still gets blight but always seems to be the last one to get it, at least in my garden. Give it a try, it is always one of the first to set fruit, which is also nice.

[@chezgiardino]

Christa's Garden awesome, will happily add it to the next year list this winter

[@lorraineshobajo3703]

OVER RIPE MELONS ARE GOID FOR JUICING!

[@portiaholliday8741]

Did any ideas come to you about why the hollow heart? I just ordered Mambo and Blacktail Mountain seeds.

[@ChristasGarden]

I honestly think it wasn't properly pollinated due to heavy rain during flower pollination. There just weren't enough bees out and about. It may have been a little overripe as well but it wasn't too far gone. I wasn't going to grow this one again because the foliage seemed more susceptible to Alternaria leaf blight than other varieties but I am going to try again in a container anyway. The second watermelon that I harvested from this plant was really good.

[@portiaholliday8741]

@@ChristasGarden Borage plants are guaranteed honeybees.

[@alejandroalcala3146]

Yah your right its over ripped, should pick them as son as they turn all yellow, also the white filament is the watermelons natural wax that protects it from the elements =.) you know sun, insects. Should of kept the seeds =P:: love your video

[@Mrsnufleupagus]

Very much enjoyed that! Nice looking melon, curious if it was harvested 1-2 weeks ago if the centre would be hollow?

[@ChristasGarden]

I wondered the same thing...but I think it had hollow heart because it wasn't fully pollinated. From what I have been reading, a melon has hollow heart due to lack of pollination. When that watermelon was first pollinated it rained and rained for a couple of days. When I saw that it was actually going to grow, I was surprised. I remember having all kinds flowers on the vines but was frustrated with the rain because it was keeping the bees away. I have mild cases of hollow heart almost every year but this one was the worse. I wanted to pick it a couple of weeks ago but was waiting for that tendril to dry and it never happened. I do believe that it was overripe as well. It is definitely one of the prettiest watermelons I have ever grown, right up there with Moon and Stars. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@Dnugrahari]

Its overripe. You should've picked it a few weeks ago. But congrats!

[@ChristasGarden]

Yeah I know, it looked ripe but I waited and waited for that tendril to dry up. The hollow heart was a pollination issue but the slight mush in the center was due to being overripe.

[@touaregbebe]

Can u save the seeds for next year's harvest?

[@ChristasGarden]

You can. If you are growing more than one variety, there is a very good chance of cross pollination so the watermelons will be different than their mother plant. If you are only growing one variety, it won't be an issue.

[@Boz1211111]

Hollow heart could be due to underwatering during ripening

[@jacobeksor6088]

It’s pumpkin watermelon . How do I order the seed?

[@ChristasGarden]

I bought mine from Rareseeds.com

[@VibolKh1]

I want to seeds it, How to apply?

[@ChristasGarden]

I ordered the seeds from Baker creek Heirloom seed company, rareseeds.com

[@VibolKh1]

@@ChristasGarden Thank you for telling me.

[@eliotpry]

Pumpkin melon

[@timdarmetko4039]

def. over ripe. growing them now

[@mikelovetere4719]

It's overripe..should have been picked about a week to 10 days earlier..

[@mikelovetere4719]

I learned the hard way, too/...

[@brondigaselwali9548]

👍👍👍🍉⚡🍋💫😱

[@demetriuspowell29]

Save those seeds

[@marineidevasconcelos8019]

Oi meu nome é marineide avelino moro no Brasil e aqui no Brasil não tem melancia da casca amarela você poderia mandar algumas sementes para mim se você quiser mandar eu mando um endereço privado para você

[@thenojusmcgaming638]

Looks like like unripe pumpkin

[@user-mm5sl3cy7g]

Schön wäre

[@lourdessison6867]

,

[@rickpilgrim6773]

😂sad...experiment faild😢... Learn when ripe, not all have to be a dry tendril.. an lay off the water