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Watermelon fertilizer question

19 years ago

The leaves on my watermelon plant are kinda small, so I read that you should initially plant them with a goodly amount of fertilizer which I did not do. I have runners and flowers and the leaves are medium green . . . what can I do now? I have 6 month old cow/goat/chicken manure, and fish emulsion and can get Espoma.

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squeeze
19 years ago
those ferts would prolly help - melons and squash are heavy feeders and it's good to plant them in rich soil with a lot of compost/organic material

Bill
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