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Pumpkin miner

Manitowoc

What's the right way to start watermelon seeds? Pre soak or not? File edges? Anything like starting a pumpkin?

4/29/2018 8:55:47 AM

ESheel31(team sLamMer)

Eastern Shore of VA

You can soak and file.
I do not.
Some folks use a egg incubator.
I start mine in an old cooler with a heat mat.
At 95 degrees they will pop in about 2-3 days.

4/29/2018 9:53:59 AM

Pumpkin miner

Manitowoc

thanks slammer I'm going to give watermelon a try this year. I'm also attempting grafting a Carolina cross scion to a giant pumpkin root stalk. I read about the successes of that in a1927 report I found. That's going to be my side experiment this year . but not the competition watermelon seed

4/30/2018 7:12:19 PM

ESheel31(team sLamMer)

Eastern Shore of VA

I would use something different for a rootstock.
Bushel gourd seems to be popular.
Read up on the grafting posts.

5/1/2018 8:49:56 AM

Pumpkin miner

Manitowoc

I've read some good success stories using bushel gourds. Like I said though its going to be my science experiment this year so. I'll video and document along the way and keep everyone posted on whether success of not.

5/1/2018 1:24:54 PM

Pumpkin miner

Manitowoc

If its successful and it grows great if not I'll try other root stalks. It's for science lol

5/1/2018 1:26:50 PM

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