Tag: Watermelon

Watermelon. This popular summertime treat is high in fructose, a sugar in fruit. Your body can have trouble digesting it, so you might get gas. Can watermelon make you gassy and bloated? But here’s the bad news: Watermelon can also bring on big-time bloating. That’s because it’s packed with fructose, a natural sugar that is […]

But, if you eat too much watermelon, it can cause bloating, gas, flatulence, diarrhea, and other such stomach troubles. This is majorly due to the presence of sorbitol, which is a sugar compound, and lycopene, which gives the fruit its bright red color. Both substances promote gas problems and loose stools. Why do I get […]

While you can’t control the rain, you can reduce the negative effects it has on your watermelon plants. Mulching around your plants prevents the rainwater from splashing soil onto the plants, reducing the chance of bacterial or fungal infection that might come from the soil. Is rain good for watermelon? A balance of timely rain […]

But what do you tell your friends and family when the watermelon bottom turns black? Sadly, your fruits have succumbed to watermelon blossom end rot, and although affected fruits aren’t treatable and probably aren’t palatable, you can save the rest of the crop with some fast modifications to the bed. How do you fix blossom […]

Hmm blood – that’s not normal…. If you see blood in your stool or when you wipe – ask yourself a couple of questions: Have you eaten anything red in the last couple of days? Beets, watermelon, red velvet cake – things along those lines that are really red in color. Can watermelon cause red […]

Blossom end rotBlossom end rotCalcium deficiency symptoms appear initially as localized tissue necrosis leading to stunted plant growth, necrotic leaf margins on young leaves or curling of the leaves, and eventual death of terminal buds and root tips. Generally, the new growth and rapidly growing tissues of the plant are affected first.https://en.wikipedia.org › Calcium_deficiency_(plant_disorder) What […]

Watermelons rotting on the vine from belly rot will first show signs on the underside of the fruit that is resting on the ground. The area of the watermelon affected will begin to look water-soaked. It will then begin to sink in, and you’ll see a white fungus. If you cut into the fruit, the […]

Insect Pests of Watermelon Aphids – Tiny and appearing in nearly any color you can imagine; aphids do an amazing amount of damage for their size. Colonies suck the juices from your watermelon’s leaves and excrete a sticky residue that may attract sooty mold. Does watermelon have bugs in them? The rinds of the watermelon […]

Pickleworm and melonworm rarely attack watermelon. The principal insect and mite pests on watermelons in Florida are aphids, rindworms (caterpillars feeding on the rind, including beet and fall armyworms, cabbage looper, tobacco budworm, corn earworm, saltmarsh caterpillar, and others), whiteflies, and thrips. What animal is eating my watermelons? What Animals Will Eat Watermelon Plants? Bugs […]

You can prevent tree squirrels from damaging watermelons by covering them with freestanding, cage-like covers made of chicken wire, says the University of California Extension. However, as with a fence, bend the bottom edge outward and bury the base of the cages in the soil to prevent them from digging beneath. How do you keep […]

Watermelon and muskmelon crops are hosts of different insects which may cause crop loss. Melon Fruit flies [Bactrocera cucurbitae], is one of the most important insects which attck on the fruits of both watermelon and muskmelon crops. Holes on the fruits are observed where the maggot of fruit flies would have entered. Does watermelon attract […]

Here’s what works for folks around here: You can put a radio in a zip-lock bag to keep moisture off of it and put it right in the middle of the melons. An electric fence with two strands, one 4″ off the ground and the other 12″ off the ground, usually deters raccoons. How do […]

Management Methods The best control for Fusarium wiltFusarium wiltFusarium wilt is a common vascular wilt fungal disease, exhibiting symptoms similar to Verticillium wilt. This disease has been investigated extensively since the early years of this century. The pathogen that causes Fusarium wilt is Fusarium oxysporum (F. oxysporum).https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fusarium_wilt What makes watermelon plants […]

Coolong stresses that the best way to protect vines is to turn them back in drive rows. Watermelon fields are set up in several groups of five or six beds that are divided by larger drive rows, which make the vines accessible by farm equipment. How do you protect a melon farm? Step by step: […]

Control – Spray Malathion 25 EC (25 ml/litre) 1-2 times at the interval of 15 days. Management – Do not cultivate watermelon or cucurbitscucurbitsThe Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: Cucurbita – […]

Raccoons and birds make holes in the tops of melons and scoop or suck juices from the fruit’s inside. If you are unsure of the animal culprit, sprinkle a light dusting of limestone powder around your melon plants and try to identify the animal based on the footprints left behind. What causes holes in watermelon? […]