Watermelon Harvesting Time! Are they Ready? (A Cross pollinated Melon???)

[@adamlion2830]

Save those seeds for the genetics good video

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO @ Adamlion, you know that's right. I'm saving all those seeds for sure. That melon tastes great. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching.

[@demonetwin631]

​@@GrowSomethingTastyI want one of them popsicle watermelon they look good

[@levvinhunnit2201]

Hey do you happen to have any of those seeds? I'd live to buy some if so. I just got into growing melons and I thought I wouldn't produce any my first year and oh man they popping like pop corn lol. I found a new hobby

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

Canalope and watermelon, pretty colors 🎉🎉

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Roberta!!! They are good. Thanks.

[@Amaris-qr9lh]

I collect seeds from this watermelon vendor and looking to grow my own but now sure what kind of watermelon it’s is or time period . Last harvest they were very small and not good but were using a different method this season! Ant tips ?

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Amaris!!!! If you don't know the varieties, do you know if they grow to be small melons? When you plant them, do you feed them nitrogen in the beginning? Have you seen my video How to Care for Melons during the growing season? In that video, I show how I get my melons larger by pruning. As for the taste, when it's almost time to harvest, the melons cut back on watering. This will make the sugars in the melons more concentrated, or it will be sweeter. I use compost tea as well to feed the plant to help with nutrients to increase the size.

[@raquelsnead6225]

That’s a yellow watermelon. They are popular in the South

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Raquel!!! Thanks. I grew some yellow ones, but I never saw a melon with the yellow and pink swirls in it.

[@raquelsnead6225]

@@GrowSomethingTasty it was beautiful 😍 keep those seeds

[@KawakebAstra]

♥️🕊🍃🍉 Bravo Bear Garden King .. great post Thx4 inspiration. hope U don’t find me negative but… ALL watermelons where i am r expensive..seedless ..juiceless .. ‘n DISTORTED inside . labeled organic but taste GMO chemical ..horrible aftertaste .. i’m new sub . did U use heirloom seeds or GMO? .. Love Ur authentic fabulous passion .. Ur family, garden & viewers are blessed by U .. i’m just sad .. past 7 years can’t find one delicious juicy healthy red heirloom seeded watermelons .. 😿.. Monsanto ‘n GMO mafia w chemical fertilizers destroying Mother Nature’s heirloom reproducing crops 💔

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO KawakebAstra, Thanks for the compliment. That melon was so juicy. I can remember what type of seed it was. I do buy some heirloom seeds, and I just get some straight off the rack. I have not bought watermelon seeds in a few years. I get my seeds out of the melon. Some said those Crimson Sweet seeds were modified for that. It could be, but last year, my Crimson Sweet was red like every year. I pulled those seeds from that big one I harvested last year, but those melons were planted by yellow watermelon and orange tendersweets. I was in shock. I don't think you are being negative. Everything is high (especially food, well everything). Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate you.

[@karenpierson360]

I started growing watermelon this year and learned a lot from you. Do you recommend using the fruit cradles to keep the bugs off the fruit or just leave them on the ground? Also trying honeydews and cantaloupes.

[@aikogiron3449]

I never been so hyped up watching someone harvest watermelon like this one.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Aiko, that's great. Well, wait until this season, I'm trying to grow a true giant. If I get it done , I will be so hyped up. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Holidays.

[@yellowcityflyfishing]

Man that’s a neat looking melon. If you get it to do that again from those seeds you may be sitting on your own variety. How cool would that be! I have a black diamond close to being ready and my royal goldens have put on two melons so far.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Yellowcityfishing, that would be cool. It's great to hear your black diamonds are almost ready.

[@MG._.MG13]

They were cross pollinated by the vine being so close looks very delicious

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY GM!! Cool, they were great. Yes, you are probably right.

[@dustin3213]

The affects of cross-pollination won't be until the seeds from that fruit are grown out. Unless he replants his own seeds or the vendor had cross pollinated plants they won't be hybrid.

[@AngelaNoMaddaWhat]

Maybe yellow petite and crimson sweet 😂❣️🌱thanks for sharing

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Angela's Gardening Delight, Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@loonytune324]

Them bees putting in work!!! Hahaha thats a beautiful watermelon 🍉

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Loonytune!! Yes, it is. The taste is amazing. I will see if those seeds grow a regular melon or one like that. We will see .

[@loonytune324]

I'm trying to grow some water melons out of containers. Your videos and JPs are super helpful. Thanks!!!!

[@lovingyourlifewithmommad1954]

yes you will need a truck!!! I would name that watermelon marblelous melon, because it looks marbled,😋

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Marblelous melon sounds good. It was so tasty. I want more😊

[@rayrose6499]

Those crimson sweets were engineered at Oklahoma State University. Very sweet and juicy.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Ray, when did they do that? Just curious, I used the seeds that came out that big red melon from last year. Have you grown melons like that before? Thanks for the info.

[@rayrose6499]

@@GrowSomethingTasty 1963. I read another article that gives credit to Kansas St. Either way they are delicious.

[@rayrose6499]

@@GrowSomethingTasty I could live on corn on the cob and watermelon. Nothing else.

[@AdirondackRuby]

Wow! Interesting! Maybe you can breed a whole new variety!

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO AdirondackRuby, maybe that would be cool. I was totally shocked.

[@marvintheatre]

I planted a gold on gold next to my sugar babies and got something similar, though my red was darker. Enjoy your designer watermelon!

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Marvin, that is cool. I wonder if we plant the seeds next time, will we get the same results. I have people asking to buy some of those seeds. I will see if those seeds sprout up first. Enjoy yours also. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@emilapascall6683]

Amazing how you grew big watermelon with no chemicals.I thought that was impossible.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

YES, Emila!!! It is very possible to do it without any chemicals. I like putting organic material back into the soil like I do with my fruit trees.

[@Roger5970]

youre awesome man. i love your content

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Roger!!! Thanks, man!!! I really appreciate it. I'm trying to get better at making content to make it easier to follow.

[@je.mulannnn]

Yellow meat watermelon is my guess for the 1st one! Where I'm from in Texas, it's a cross between cantelope and watermelon.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Jeniece!!! Thanks. I was wondering what was going on, but it tasted great.

[@thekeylynyale1867]

That is beautiful I would love some of those seeds ❤️

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY @thekeylanyale!!! I don't know if the seed will produce a melon like that again. I was trying to find out but the animals kept killing my plants.

[@Kre8iviT27]

Definitely looks cross pollinated.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Kre8iviT27, I was thinking that. I wonder if the seeds will grow one like this next season. Thanks for your opinion.

[@MarlonVell]

I harvested our 1st and largest sugar baby and it was still white inside 😢... the tendril was brown and dried out, and it had a Yellow belly. Not sure what I did wrong with this one.

[@KawakebAstra]

IMO .. U did nothing wrong .. seeds no longer natural .. and there’s relentless sky spaying chemicals 🥀💨💨💨💨💨✈️ Groengineering going on big time globally .. good quality Heirloom seeds will be like gold in future ,) $

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY MarlonVell, I think you did everything right. That's how a lot of people do it. I would now look at how long the watermelon is supposed to take to be done on the seed packet. Just to give you an idea how long it takes and look at the tendrils and bell. That first melon, for some reason, I noticed the tendril dried early, so I lifted it a little longer. I really do know what to tell. Maybe it was a rare occurrence. Do you remember around when you planted them? So go by same signs and count the days. It's an estimate.

[@kwaks1979]

Same thing happened to us tonight ☹️

[@MarlonVell]

@@KawakebAstra definitely true!

[@MarlonVell]

@@GrowSomethingTasty we planted them on May 5th or 6th. I knew for sure that it was ready to harvest but hopefully my others do better.

[@sweethoneythoughts]

1st time grower here! Thank you for the tips! My watermelons are growing. I’m naturally fertilizing my crops. But I’m going to get some of the fertilizer you suggested. I’m also growing peaches n’ cream corm, pumpkins, cantaloupe, cucumber, cauliflower, tomatoes, bell peppers, cabbage, onions, & ginger. I grew tomatoes a few years ago and the grew like crazy. I grew just about every variation. I had so much I had trouble giving them away! This is the first time I’m seeing some success with my watermelons growing. I’m let a very close eye on everything. Any tips about anything else will be appreciated. Thank you !

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, @Sweethoney!!! It looks like you have it down. Remember to water your plants. Look for pest pressure. The squashbug love melon plants, and they can damage your plants. I have a video called How to Take Care of Watermelon Plants during the growing season.

[@noconsentgiven]

Have you ever been able to pluck them off the vine with yoir hands? Another youtuber swears by it.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO noconsentgiven, someone asked me that a week ago. I never tried it. I like using a pair of scissors. Those stems are good and tough. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@SpaceGate-sz9zq]

Oh, praises to the most high they sell those down here in Florida yellow Walla come from the high God is in control of everything. He has blessed you with the yellow.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

thanks for letting me know. I hope my seeds will grow them again.

[@NewYorksFinest1]

Im growing sugar Baby watermelon. I just cut off the regular leaves. Hopefully they will grow faster

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY @NewYorksFinest1!!! Cool, I hope you get a nice harvest. Let me know how it goes.

[@earlgreen-ci4df]

That watermelon 🍉 is definitely not ready, that's why you never seen one that looks like that. I can tell thru my computer screen that you pulled it to soon.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

No, it was ready. The tendril brown and yellow belly. That means ready.

[@johnphinney292]

Ive had them yella as a pineapple and sweet as honey . I saved the seeds and produce them now

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, John!!! That is awesome!!! You will never have to buy those seeds again.

[@belindagarcia3957]

It has a smile on the inside so it's happy. Let's eat. Thanks for sharing❤ now I will check my melons

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Belinda!!! You are right and it was good. You are welcome.

[@denisemiller8474]

I think a yellow watermelon seed got into the mix of seeds . Maybe your wife or kids played a trick lol 😂

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Yeah, I planted yellow watermelons, orange tendersweets, and Crimson Sweets all together last year

[@feldertanya]

I’ve never seen a melon that color. It looks so cool😍

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Tanya, yes, it does look cool. I was not expecting that I just cut another this morning, same thing. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@debrastevens2470]

Yellow and orange meat melon...your seeds could've been mix sugar baby will do that

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Debra, thanks. I keep some seeds, so I'm curious to see if they will germinate. I don't know if i will plant many. I want to see what the melon would look like.

[@angelagamache6625]

Maybe it's from cross Polina too with your different melon's 😊

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Angela!!!! Yes, you are probably right. Thanks for commenting and watching. I appreciate it.

[@georgiapeachnut2490]

It looks like an orange krush watermelon.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Ms. Georgia Peachnut, thanks. I never saw that melon before. I planted Crimson Sweets around yellow watermelons and orange tendersweets. I hope I have more like that, it's something good.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

I've had watermelon that was yellow on the inside like that.

[@missdevemissdeve8266]

They are yellow watermelon my friend grows them all the time, they are not new .😂😂😂😂❤❤

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Lol!! I have grown yellow watermelons. I just never seen yellow and pink in a melon like that. Someone said that they modified some Crimson Sweets to do that. I did not know I bought seeds like that. I almost did not eat it, but they were good.

[@EricCarlson-gs5yy]

Can you have more than one more watermelon on a vine? I saw one video saying that you take the nutrients off

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Eric!!! I leave one melon per vine because it takes a lot of nutrients and energy to grow the melons. I left more than one on a vine before and I did not get any size to them. Some people tell me they can get nice-sized melons by leaving them on the same vine, I am not that good.

[@garybjr42]

That dry tendril, me and my dad, calls that a pigtail, and that's a true sign its ready

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Gary!!! Cool. That pigtail helps me for sure.

[@kels3972]

WOW Mr. Brown, those are some juicy, juicy watermelons!! I have to get some of that Boogie compost tea for next year!! Maybe, that will help me!! Thanks for another great video!! Enjoy those watermelons!!! 🤗🍉

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO KELS, lol. Yes, they are! I was using Boogie Brew a long time before I was on KZbin as a gardener. The Growingyourgeens channel was using it, and that's where I got the idea from. Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, we will enjoy them

[@love42032]

Next time, look drak yellow spot land make where watermelon been sitting from day 1

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO @love42032, thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it.

[@ThelegendGame1]

So I hand polinate my watermelon,and I usually water my plants in 3 days, so should I water it every day more water or,

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO ThelegendGame1, when it comes to watering, it depends on your climate. This is why it's hard to tell someone how they should water. In my growing experience, I have never watered my melons every day. When I did not have a woodchip garden, I watered twice a week in my climate. Do you think water every day will increase pollination rates?

[@ThelegendGame1]

@@GrowSomethingTasty Im in texas so we have hot climate its summer on us.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

@ThelegendGame1 o wow, well, you will definitely have to water more than me. Wow, I heard about your weather. I never grown in that, so that's new for me.

[@tawanahood5985]

What is your take on hand pollination? Would love to see a video on that from you.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Tawana!!! I think it's good if you don't have pollinates around or if you want to make sure your plants get pollinated. I'll have to right it down as a possible video. Thanks

[@josephbarnes4435]

I have lorned a lot from your watermelon program

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

I am glad that you learned a lot. Thanks for watching.

[@ShirleyKerr-kj6io]

It cross with d rest of melon..i hv seen it happened already

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Shirley!!! Thanks for the info. I have never seen that before. I was not going to taste it, but it was so good.

[@josephbarnes4435]

Yes i am looking at your watermelon program

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

😂😂😂 Let's skip that step. So far I did not have any animals to do that to my rotten fruit.

[@DanielRodriguez-yv8ww]

I just harvested a lemon drop watermelon that looked similar to that, just a little bit more yellow. You def got your own cross so congrats 😂🔥🧪👨🏻‍🔬

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Daniel, a lemon drop! I have to look that up. Some just said seeds were engineers in Oklahoma (the Crimson Sweets). It could be but I had those Crimson Sweets for a while and never had a melon like that. I planted Crimson Sweets around yellow watermelon and orange tendersweets last year. Thanks for watching and for your opinion. I'm saving those seeds to see if it does it again.

[@dianabates-mack960]

So do I cut the vine once I see a watermelon growing and do I cut the suckers before I see a watermelon? Thank you

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Diane!!! Yes wait until you see the melon then prune the vine. You can cut the sucker off before seeing the watermelon.

[@dianabates-mack960]

@@GrowSomethingTasty thank you

[@josephbarnes4435]

Thank a lot for your guidance bro

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

You are welcome bro, let me know how it goes for you.

[@josephbarnes4435]

So i will try some planting now in Guyana

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Guyana!!!! that is great. I wish I could still plant some but we are headed into the fall/winter.

[@jerrythomas773]

I picked a sugar baby that look like that the other day

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Jerry!!! Cool, I bet it tasted so good. I wonder why they do that. I hope I get some like that this year.

[@simplyhilda8455]

Are seedless watermelon bad for humans?

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, simplyhilda!!! I never really thought about it. I eat them and nothing happens to me. So I think they are fine for me.

[@belindawright532]

New to channel very good information

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Belinda!!! Welcome to the channel and I'm glad you like the information

[@christiangonzalez577]

got some growing now i just started hope it's not to late

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Cristian!!! Hopefully, you have time. I planted some 2 weeks ago because of the voles eating my melon plants. I hope we have time. I hope the weather is hot in September. I think it could be ok as long as that month cooperates with us.

[@williammasha1729]

How long can you grow watermelon what is the cutoff month

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO William, I would not start any now because fall is around the corner. Normally, it needs around 100 days to mature.

[@josephbarnes4435]

I normaly buy and sel watermelon

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Cool, you can add growing and selling them now.

[@flowerscurtis7272]

That’s what you call second growth

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY flowers Curtis. Thanks

[@GrowingWhatIEat]

Great information much appreciated...That's a nice melon mix!!!

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO GrowingWhatIEat, I appreciate it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@steelstapleton2185]

I have I call it a rainbow someone throw my seed away

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO @steelstapleton, Rainbow, cool. I thought about naming it that. Wow, sorry to hear your seeds were thrown away. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@davidgamboa9567]

Hey Bear, I’m a new subscriber. I have some small watermelons coming out right now in my backyard. I’m following all your tips. Great videos!

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO David. WELCOME and WELCOME, I'm glad you decided to subscribe. I hope your watermelons turn out great. Let me know how it goes. Great videos. Wow, I really appreciate that. Thanks for subscribing, watching, and commenting.

[@jeffwindrim975]

Thumbs up 👍 looks like you have a good harvest Bear. Maybe it’s a tangerine melon ?. Could it have been a orange glow melon ?.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Jeff, I don't think so. I did not order one of those. I think it was cross pollinated last year. I'm saving those seeds for next year to see.

[@evonnewhalen9794]

Cross pollination maybe. Pretty

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Evonne, thanks. It tasted so good. I hope the seeds produce the same type of melon this year.

[@TheoBlakely-l7s]

Nice melon

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Theo, thanks.

[@TheoBlakely-l7s]

@@GrowSomethingTasty u welcome bear

[@thecaregivers4911]

Thanks for sharing. This is my 2nd year. I'll certainly take in all this information . I have never seen how cool.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO, the caregiver, anytime. I like sharing. I have never seen it as well. I like it. I'm harvesting all the seeds for sure.

[@estellaturner4614]

No the first one doesn't look good at all

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Estealla. We ate them all. They were different melons I grew.

[@darkenergy361]

Please please post the video of this cross watermelon when they start growing

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Drakenergy!!! I will do. I had to replant some. An animal ate some of the plants. I wonder what the fruit is going to look like

[@darkenergy361]

@@GrowSomethingTasty put a motion detector out there and get that 12 gauge!! I hope we get this video. Good luck.

[@1324acbd]

Fishing highlights? 🎣

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO, rowanstec, no, I don't have fishing footage. When I'm I don't camera like a go pro. The only time I did that was when I fished with Brian Latimer. Hopefully, I'll make the cut, and that will be a highlight.

[@mikeymccarroll]

Hi Bear, have ever messed around with those white fleshed watermelons that bakercreek sells? Were able to get any size on them?

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Mike!!! I have never seen them. In my mind, I say yuck, but they may taste good. My taste buds are different. There are things I have never ate just by looking at it.

[@mikeymccarroll]

@@GrowSomethingTasty i only got 1 melon to about the size of a shotput ball. Tasted like sweet water i guess, im giving one more chance to them just for the weirdness of eating a white watermelon😄. You only feed with compost tea?

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

@mikeymccarroll LOL. Yes, I mostly compost tea. I feed them with fish fertilizer early until they start setting fruit for nitrogen. This year, side dress the plants with tomato tone.

[@josephbarnes4435]

🎉Blessed good morning

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Good morning, Joseph.

[@josephbarnes4435]

A gou plant a lot of that type

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Cool

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

This is my first year growing watermelons, wish me luck 😂😂

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Roberta, I hope you get the best watermelons to grow. Let me know how it goes. I know you got this.

[@josephbarnes4435]

Yes they r verry sweet bro

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Yes, you are right. They are great.

[@shukuraedwards7409]

Send me some that looks good and cool

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Shukura!!!! I hope I can get some melons this year. I'm struggling with a new issue for me. I might do a bonus video this weekend about it. Oh, the pain!!! HEY, I'm do my best though.

[@kristenpesola1429]

I need four videos

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Kristen!!! What 4 videos?

[@ty_845]

Hey Bear quick question, is it normal for watermelons to get tiny bumps, almost like little pimples on them? They’re only on the bottom by the ground spot. There’s no fungal problem or low nutrient problem, I just can’t seem to find any info on it and was wondering if you’ve had anything similar happen to your melons.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Hey Ty, if it's just a rough patch because it was on the ground, it should be fine. I don't recall seeing that on my watermelons, but I have bumpy skin on my honeydew melons. Actually, I'm about to drop that video in a few minutes. You can see the bumpy patch. Let me know if it's something like that. If it's not fungus, I would not worry.

[@ty_845]

@@GrowSomethingTasty yea they’re like tiny little pimples where the melon touches the ground. The melons are still growing good and will be ready to harvest soon. I just haven’t had much luck growing outdoors and can’t find anything online about what could cause this. The honeydew video was great, thanks for all the helpful tips that you share 👍🏼

[@ty_845]

@@GrowSomethingTasty Hey Bear just wanted to give you an update; after following all of your videos and tips, I picked my first two watermelons yesterday and they were both perfect 👍🏼 After years of failed attempts I finally grew melons outside successfully and I have plenty more on the vine that will be getting picked soon. Thank you for all your helpful tips and I’m already planning to do a bigger and better watermelon plot next season.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

@ty_845 Hey Ty, that is awesome. I'm glad you were able to grow watermelons successful for the first time. You are going to make a bigger plot for melons, I like that. I'm going to do a video in a week or two about my new watermelon plot for next year. Great job, Ty!!

[@Batchat2352]

So far my biggest sugar baby and early moon bean are at 1.2kg in my containers the growth on each vine is very tiny so is the stem.The one on my field has 2 baby watermelon fertilized but they are not swelling but the vines are throwing suckers everywhere and the stems are huge and so are the flowers. I have around 70 days left before my first frost and im hoping to get 2 watermelon per poant out of those two plants in the field. But at this rate i doubt ima get any

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO @Batchat2352, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you can get some melons. My first date frost is November 1.

[@denisemiller8474]

Cut the suckers and the end of the stems off right above where the water melon is growing out of the vine . This puts energy back into the watermelon. Also when growing use a calcium nitrate as a side dressing a few times while growing this helps the root system and makes your watermelon sweeter according to Hoss tools his videos show this. Not to turn the attention to Hoss because Brown has excellent suggestions.

[@Batchat2352]

@@denisemiller8474 thatswhat i did

[@aaronwilliams6989]

One way they say you can tell is when the melons loose their shine for a more dull tent.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

I heard people talk about the dull tent.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

@@GrowSomethingTasty I saw it on utube.

[@JimmieCochran-b3k]

That is called a honeydew melon

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO, thanks for watching and commenting.

[@josephbarnes4435]

Its good bro

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Thanks, bro. I am glad you like it.

[@LikeBoss7777]

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR GARDENING TECHNIQUES!!!🍉🍉🍉 AND JUST LIKE YOU WERE... I'M FLABBERGASTED TOO AT THE MIXED COLOR WATERMELON 🍉🍉🍉 I THINK 🤔 YOU MAYBE RIGHT ABOUT THE CROSS POLLINATION!!! BUT COOL 😎👍🏽 NEVERTHELESS!!!🤓👍🏽🙋🏽🔥🙏🏽👑✝️📖🔥🕊️

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Lisa!!!! You are welcome. I share it all. That melon was so good, wow. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it.

[@glynnstrattos1137]

Good stuff, kuddos,

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Thanks, Glynn!!! I'm glad you liked the video.

[@aaronwilliams6989]

The best part.

[@piff-qk6dc]

It got seeds thats all that matters

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

You are right!!!

[@piff-qk6dc]

Look like a cross pollination

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Piff!!! I was thinking that. It was good.

[@bradcarpenter2396]

Hello Bear from. California. I love like your show. I'm growing Carolina Cross watermelon's all tho the plants my plants are in the early stages. Enjoy your Sommer. Brad C.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Brad!!! I'm glad to hear you love the channel. You are growing giants!!! Let me know how they grow. Thanks, I hope you enjoy your summer as well.

[@edyoung4489]

I've seen some that looked like that. But it wasn't ripe. So I don't know.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Hey Ed!!! I need to get more of those. They tasted great.

[@gwencalloway4808]

Looks good and sweet😋

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Gwen, it sure was!! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@onehundundun]

South Florida?

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO, anselshelly, South Carolina, thanks for watching.

[@n.g.e.blacktv6010]

It's a orange tender sweet water melon. I'm actually growing some this year. They can grow up to 35 pounds

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

Cool, I hope you get them to be 35 pounds

[@johnhopkins2014]

You need to name it

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY John, I might better hold off on that because a subscriber said they saw one like mine today at the farmers market. I did not buy seeds this year, I used what I had. So I'm still don't know what happen.

[@Savage-xl5hq]

Awsomd vid

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Savage!!! Thanks, I appreciate it.

[@DanielUtley-wk6qw]

Looking good! I like growing the Moon and Stars also.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO, Mr. Daniel, I'm glad I got some melons. I normally get more, but I'm grateful that the animals did not get them. How do you hand the animals. Yes, the moon and star are great. Thanos for watching and commenting.

[@DanielUtley-wk6qw]

Did you see the email I sent describing what I do to keep the Raccoons off the melons?

[@weedmanbigbuds9623]

No 😂

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

🤣

[@keithallen4879]

You got any of those seeds still?

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Keith. Yeah I do. I wonder if those melons will produce the same type of melon. I don't know about that. I did not plant many.

[@keithallen4879]

@@GrowSomethingTasty Hey! I’m not sure about watermelon but usually with other fruits, you would have some just like it and some not. Probably a 50/50 🤷🏾‍♂️. Great work bro

[@lbeebeatz7836]

Looks like the watermelon and some Pawpaw had a baby..Pawmelon😝😝

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY, Ibeebeatz!!! 🤣🤣 Pawmelon

[@user-lx3dz4oi8o]

This is amazing💯 new subscriber thanks for all the knowledge

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO F, AWESOME!!!! Thanks for watching and subscribing. I really appreciate it..

[@RobertBee-fs8hv]

The make yellow interior watermelons . I bought some seeds this year

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HEY Robert!!! I have grown the yellow melons. I have never seen the ones like that. I wonder if they make a melon to look like that, and I bought seeds somehow.

[@kether800]

Nice harvest

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO kether800, thanks.

[@jca6227]

hi Bear, WOW, how's growing going, How are you harvesting now, so early? look awesome. was it fully ripened, not a thick rind and the hspindle browned? Are you cutting off side shoots from the vine? slushee popsicle is good treat idea, thanks

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Jca, it's going. I have plants dying off because of the heat. It's not early for me, kind of late. I get some melons in july, but i started later because of the weather. Yeah, it's fully ripe. It was crossed pollinated. I cut side shoots off for some. The one that was damaged by the pest I left to get more flowers. Thanks, watching and commenting. When do you harvest melons?

[@jca6227]

@@GrowSomethingTasty melons here, are not close but growing. maybe september, my guess. I started seed march. i'm in ma, 8 mi from nh borderr near lowell and concord. did'nt you make that homemade tea dressing to use on the root feeding last yr? where do you start trimming side shoot. have you ever had to use bonide copper fungacide for cucumber or anything. It's supposed to be safe when used correctly to protect the bees and plants

[@angelinechristmas8275]

Hey Bear, that mixed water ice watermelon looks very beautiful and yummy. I know U and yo wifey tore that beautiful weird melon up. I want some right now. My wonderberry watermelons aren't ready yet cause um in zone 7b....😂

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Angeline, yes, it looks good. Yes, we did eat it. Our kids tore it up big time. What month is your expected 1st frost?

[@angelinechristmas8275]

November but since our atmosphere is so messy I don't know anymore. It has always been snowing feet and icy here in Philly for last 52 yrs. I've been alive but now none of that has happened here...so 😔

[@etheleneharris6647]

I am happy and grateful for you. I am excited for you. Thank you for the tips. I am in excited to clip the vines off my few watermelon. I would be so happy and grateful if you would just cut that watermelon up and stored in a glass bowl in the fridge. Not the foil 😅

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO Ethelene, Thanks. I appreciate it. I'm glad you are excited to try clipping the vines. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, I needed that laugh. Thanks!!! See my way. I don't have to waste a bowl. The watermelon is already the bowl. You have something against foil,🤣🤣. It's quicker my way. Thanks for watching, commenting, and making me laugh

[@etheleneharris6647]

@@GrowSomethingTasty I like your perspective🤣

[@Batchat2352]

I think that specific watermelon is a cross polinated between one of ur yellow watermelons and red from last year if that is what you sowed. I doubt the seeds will be viable tho. Hybrids ussualy dont make true seeds. As long as it tasted good but you can experiement next year

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

I think it is as well. I hope I have another one like that. It is good. I wish those seeds would grow. I'm thinking about planting 3 or 4 seeds right now to see if they come up.

[@ziggybender9125]

@@GrowSomethingTasty Don't be discouraged by that fact at all. Take your new hybrid seeds and plant them next year right next to a different variety of watermelon that will act as the pollinator for your hybrid seeds (they likely need a pollinator). If the plant grows melons you will have an interesting experiment on your hands, especially if you repeat the process the following year.

[@pd8559]

Get yourself a refractometer for less than a Jackson for a new toy. Get one that measures up to 30 or 32 brix but no higher, they describe them as for fruit, beer and/or wine. You could start brewing with one of those if you want. Yellow and White are the ancient/oldest forms of watermelon. Red is the newest. Red is bitter as a chemical so it can make a sweet melon seem a bit less sweet so Yellows can taste sweeter as they have no bitter reds in them to mute the sweet. You can even test you Cantaloupe as well with the refractometer. A typical watermelon will be 9-11 brix with the sweetest being over 12.

[@GrowSomethingTasty]

HELLO PD, I will look for one on Amazon. So, one else suggested that. I did not know what it was. Yes, I love the yellow watermelon. Thanks for the info.

[@pd8559]

@@GrowSomethingTasty the algorithm police don’t like me posting direct figures but I’ve seen them for four Washington’s back on a Jackson as the lowest. Some go high on their Brix scale like into the 50s or 70s or higher. No good as trying to read a 9 on a 90 scale is much harder than a 9 on a 32 scale. On a 90 scale you’d be squinting your eye and going well that could be a 9 or 10 or maybe almost 11. On a 32 you’d be like oh that’s looking about a 9 1/2. I had a 32 with Automatic Temperature Compensation and used it all the time, you just got to clean the glass between samples so you don’t leave a lot of sugar residue from a prior test to mix with a new sample.