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Pembroke, Ma

Is it bad to have two plants next to each other in one mound, or can they both grow well like that? Have a feeling I need to cull a few but they are my young daughters and she's not having it. They are just regular crimson and yellow watermelon. Also have cantelope in the same situation?

6/4/2010 4:34:51 AM

formerly RGG

This is not the way to grow giant fruit but isn't too bad for production of regular fruit. As long as the hills aren't too close together you'll do just fine leaving 2 to a hill.

6/4/2010 6:43:04 AM

Rochester, Minnesota

Is it bad? Well, they compete for nutrients in one location. of course if you really compensate for that with extra attention for those two plants it might be okay. It is very difficult to train out a watermelon plant like a pumpkin plant, so it is difficult keeping the two plants from over lapping, which will cause leaves to overlap and decrease sun light to plant. With that said, I can see having the extra plants in a small area. It helps with availability of male flowers and pollin.

I have a large garden, so I generally do not put more than one plant to a mound.

6/7/2010 4:50:39 PM