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Growing Triple Gold Hybrid Mini Watermelon in the Vegetable Garden

Of utmost importance when learning to grow watermelons is to select a planting location that receives at least 8 hours of sun (full sun) each day and where the plants will be able to enjoy a long growing season with temperatures consistently above 70 F. Having other plants near the site that attract pollinators (such as cosmos, sunflowers, zinnias, cone flowers, or asters) will help later on with pollination. You may direct-sow up to 3 weeks past the final frost date. Follow all other steps regarding germination and bear in mind that germination will struggle or fail if soil temperatures are below 50 F.

To get a head start on the growing season, start seeds inside 3-4 weeks before the last frost date in your area. Plant 1 seed per cell, water them in, and provide warm temperatures, consistent moisture, and high humidity for the duration of the germination period. Keep the seeds in the dark for two days and then as soon as the seedlings emerge, expose them to 8+ hours of sunlight. Failing to expose them to light as soon as they emerge will result in leggy seedlings.

7-14 days before your transplant date, gradually acclimate the seedlings to their new environment. Prior to transplantation, prepare the garden bed with well-draining, fertile soil and create 10-inch tall mounds with craters 6 inches wide and 3-4 feet apart from edge to edge. Be sure to plant at least one diploid seedling per mound. Transplant 2-3 seedlings per mound total. If direct sowing, plant 5-6 seeds per mound 0.5-1 inch deep and thin out to 2-3 per mound.

Mulch the mounds to avoid unnecessary water evaporation. It is possible to use a trellis or other structure to train the vines upward rather than leaving them to sprawl. When the flowers are developed, use a cotton swab or small paintbrush to move the pollen from male to female flowers. Remove fruits that overpopulate a vine or plant as the flowers develop into fruit. Triple Gold Hybrid can typically produce one fruit per vine and up to three fruits per plant. Prune off any shoots of non-fruit-producing vines off the main vines to send all energy to the fruit.

Harvesting Triple Gold Hybrid Mini Watermelons

The bottom of the fruit that rests on the ground should not be white, but cream or light green, and the spindle right across the vine from the fruit should be withered and brown. When the watermelon reaches 8-10 lbs, is no longer shiny, and sounds hollow when lightly knocked on, it is ready to harvest! Snip off the fruit from the vine, cut, and enjoy.

About Triple Gold Hybrid Mini Garden Seeds

This variety is perfect for families or individuals who can never seem to make it through a large watermelon without it going bad. This smaller and ultra-sweet variety is perfect and is sure not to go to waste!

Triple Gold F1 is a delicious yellow watermelon without seeds. Its flesh is sweet, and the rind is green with dark green stripes. The round fruit weighs 8 to 10 pounds and is perfect for a hot summer day.

The health benefits of watermelons are undeniable! They supply important nutrients such as antioxidants, Vitamin K, and more!

Watermelons have quite an extended history. As much as 4000 years ago there are Egyptian records of watermelons at feast tables. Watermelon was only introduced to the Americas sometime in the 1600s.

Tips From Our Gardeners

"My favorite pollinator-attracting plants to grow near my watermelon plants are Sweet Peas! This nitrogen fixator will encourage pollinators coming to the area as well as increase nitrogen levels in the soil which is exactly what growing watermelon plants need. I always use a trellis for them."

- Lara Wadsworth, True Leaf Market Writer

Other Resources

• True Leaf Market Garden Planner - Watermelons

Triple Gold Hybrid Mini Watermelon Seeds Per Package:

• 1 g packet - Approximately 7-10 Seeds
• 1 oz - Approximately 225 Seeds
• 4 oz - Approximately 900 Seeds
• 1 lb - Approximately 3,600 Seeds

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