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Originally Posted by recruiterg
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Great advice...
Do you need a heat mat to start the seeds?
Why do you prune so extensively? Is it to make the fruit grow larger? What growing zone were you in?
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I use heat mats on everything but watermelon seed sprouts pretty easy so you should have no problem without a heat mat. I prune a lot because you want all the energy going to the developing fruit. In shorter growing season areas like Wyoming, none of those smaller melons that develop beyond 8 to 10 feet are ever going to obtain size and ripen anyway. I know it goes against our psyche to cut off a lot of that great looking plant!
