THIS HEIRLOOM WATERMELON IS SO SWEET!

[@sandyelliott3350]

This guy has the cutest accent I've ever heard

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Haha!

[@garyschmelzer]

That accent iS common in Georgia

[@XaViEr3520]

Really? That’s a southern accent if I ever heard one 🤔 then again I’m from the south as well so I didn’t notice 👀

[@sandyelliott3350]

@@XaViEr3520 guess I should have been born in the south. That accent could talk me into anything.

[@c.j.rogers2422]

What accent?

[@homidigger9861]

One of my favorite foods is watermelon. growing well, good job.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's one of our favorites too!

[@GuitarZombie]

That's a pretty melon I'm growing an Orangeglo this year in z-7 so they are still growing

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We've grown those before. They are delicious and pretty too!

[@highergroundfarm7527]

Great looking watermelons you have there. I may need to expand the garden area and plant some next year.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You certainly do!

[@ohhowhappygardener]

Moon and Stars is a good variety.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have surely enjoyed it!

[@BosnWayne]

Hoss, that was nice! Well done Sir

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks Wayne!

[@krisoluich9119]

I can’t watch this right now, I’m harvesting salad mix, but I’ll leave a thumbs up based on your always great content history.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Have fun harvesting salad! We'll be eating watermelon!

[@naturallybalancedfarms]

I need to add this to my list of seeds for next year! Great video as always.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for watching!

[@bethmitchell2512]

Lawdy your making me hongry....Awesome guy!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They are surely some fine eating!

[@Ann-Marielivingonabudget]

Love this video. I wait for watermelon season every year. I have tried to grow moon and stars melons and haven't had much success. They don't set many fruit (none yet, this year) and they stay really small. Any tips on how to get a better harvest from them?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Sounds like it could be a pollination or fertility problem. We fertilize ours pretty regularly. At least once every two weeks.

[@pegpeg3939]

Numm..cant grow them where I live..sure would love to though. I did plant some sugar babys at a friend house that inland a little more..fingers crossed we get some

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We hope your friend's Sugar Baby's come through for you!

[@kimberlythomas8055]

My husband has that same watermelon chiseled lol

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Haha! Chiseled indeed!

[@kimberlythomas8055]

😜

[@benjaminscout7090]

Great video Greg. Do you have any problems with stink bugs? They are exceptionally bad this year in my area of Texas. Any ideas on how to get rid of them?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hard to get rid of them. You can break the pest cycle by spraying neem/pyrethrin/spinosad weekly. But the best idea is to plant early so that you get the crop harvested before they get too bad later in the summer.

[@garyschmelzer]

What type of fertilizer and pesticides did you use Greg

[@gardeningwithhoss]

20-20-20, Micro-Boost, and then a comprehensive pest program rotating several products.

[@SB-ic2kl]

Very nice Greg! I been harvesting the Crimson sweet the last 2 weeks. Thanks for recommending that variety, I like it a lot. How does this Moon & Stars compare to Crimson sweet?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

The Moon and Stars are bigger. Can't really tell a huge difference in production -- both seem to provide bountiful harvests. Taste-wise, they seem to be pretty similar as well.

[@Pynefurnishings]

Chiseled body. Greg you're the best!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Dad bod chiseled!

[@joelhenderson3951]

They look like black diamond water melon similar.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Similar yes.

[@fouroakfarm]

Lucky! I have to wait til September this year :o

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Patience grasshopper.

[@christiancapps9896]

This one struck a nerve, Haha my watermelon patch has produced baseball sized melons. Ohhhh maybe next year

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Uh oh. Better luck next year!

[@ohger1]

Watermelons are big feeders. Use some bagged manure next year, water them several times a week, and make sure they are in an area with the most sun exposure you have. They also like well drained soil, so you can make up your own: bagged top soil, bagged manure, about a 1/4 sand. Mix well, dig a good sized hole (2' X 2') in the ground, fill it with your mixture, then plant your seedlings. Make sure the seedlings pot is damp, and carefully transfer the whole inside of the seedling pot into the ground without disturbing the roots as watermelons **hate** having their root ball disturbed. If you do, they'll grow, but be badly stunted. Good luck.

[@luckygardens4680]

Can I grow them in 8' x 3' raised bed? What are the fertilizer requirements?

[@Grumpyneanderthal]

Lucky Gardens it will be like keeping an octopus in a bucket.........just sayin

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They're fairly heavy feeders. We "spoon feed" them once a week through injection.

[@c.j.rogers2422]

1 or 2 plants!

[@demetriuspowell29]

This is the same variety I'm growing this year it's the van doren strain tho

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Hope you have a great harvest this year!

[@demetriuspowell29]

@@gardeningwithhoss thanks!

[@demetriuspowell29]

Did you save the seeds?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We didn't because we have plenty.

[@charliemcgriff7643]

Are those disease resistant like crimsons sweet

[@gardeningwithhoss]

No, this is an heirloom variety so not much disease-resistance.

[@brianwilson803]

Greg was that a filet you are eating?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's the butcher's favorite cut -- the filet melon!

[@eric8851]

That is the watermelon tenderloin, often referred to as the "farmers cut"

[@stanlee1857]

I can't wait to start working on my chiseled physique

[@gardeningwithhoss]

It's not easy, but you'll get there!