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Sun, Sep 21, 14 at 3:01
| Hi ive planted sugar baby watermelons,now that the fruits are coming out,it seems like there is something affecting the newly come out fruits There are formation of black marks and then it seems to get eaten and rotten any advice :) http://i62.tinypic.com/w0115.jpg |
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| I suspect they aren't getting pollinated. Check for bees. I'd also wonder where you live, growing watermelons this time of year. |
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- Posted by maverick10 none (My Page) on Sun, Sep 21, 14 at 12:11
| i live in mauritius island,tropical climate polinated,but the fruit are already formed ,check the link for photo,thanks |
Here is a link that might be useful: image of fruit
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- Posted by thecityman 7a/6b (My Page) on Sun, Sep 21, 14 at 18:53
| Those look like some kind of critter is damaging them. The "formation" of black marks and subsequent damage could be from an animal scratching and tasting the first time, then coming back and trying harder the second time to actually eat it. This is EXACTLY what coyotes do in my patch. They will make scratch marks almost exactly like the 4 equally spaced lines shown on the melon in the middle (made by an animals paw nails). Of course, I have no idea what kind of critters you have in your area. It could be anything from a rat, possum, raccoon, or countless others. By the way, I want to mention an unrelated bit of info. I've grown watermelons all my life and tried countless varieties. While sugar babies are certainly popular and are overall good melons for most people, I strongly recommend you try its close cousin, called Blacktail Mountain. You can google and find seed sellers, like Baker Creek. I'm mentioning blacktail Mountain because it is extremely similar to Sugar Baby is most regards but I find it to be much sweeter and better tasting. It is the same small size, has the same short (relative to other watermelons) growing time, is quite productive, etc. But for ME, the taste is just soooo much better, so I thought I'd mention it. Good luck. |
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- Posted by maverick10 none (My Page) on Sun, Sep 21, 14 at 23:34
| Thank you very much for the info,will take that into consideration next time,its the first time im trying to plant watermelons is it wise to cover the fruits with something to prevent access by critters? i think it might be perdrix bird who is doing that,there are lots of them in my area |
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| that could be anthracnose. |
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