Blacktail Mountain Watermelon

johno · February 23, 2007

I'll be growing Blacktail Mountain, Orangeglo, Moons and Stars (Van Doren Strain,) and Moons and Stars yellow flesh this year. I've never had really good luck with watermelons in the past, but I think I'm getting a handle on the reasons why (not.) My topsoil is classified as a sandy silt/loam, but the subsoil is red clay down to the limestone bedrock (which I believe to be 6' - 8' deep where my garden is...) It gets extremely dry here in the summer, and the soil gets powdery. I've been gathering lots of mulching material, and after reading this thread, I think it would be wise to deepen the topsoil where I'll be planting melons.

Any other advice on melon-soil?

February 23, 2007	#31
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	I'll be growing Blacktail Mountain, Orangeglo, Moons and Stars (Van Doren Strain,) and Moons and Stars yellow flesh this year. I've never had really good luck with watermelons in the past, but I think I'm getting a handle on the reasons why (not.) My topsoil is classified as a sandy silt/loam, but the subsoil is red clay down to the limestone bedrock (which I believe to be 6' - 8' deep where my garden is...) It gets extremely dry here in the summer, and the soil gets powdery. I've been gathering lots of mulching material, and after reading this thread, I think it would be wise to deepen the topsoil where I'll be planting melons. Any other advice on melon-soil?