Dillon Fence
Well-known member
melons are a pain in the ass. i've had luck with cantelope but watermelons and pumpkins, no dice. pumpkins will flower like crazy but never fruit. black rot on the stems is an issue. vey definitely hard to be successful at. bugs are another major issue to deal with. particularly, the brown marmorated stink bug from asia (which has no natural predator in the US) which love squash and zucchini, and the stem boring wasp that will kill a fully grown squash plant in about 48 hours. also have had issues with three lined potato beetles on my tomatillas and of course, tomato worms on the tomato plants.
if you use existing soil and are seeing slow growth just get a nitrogen supplement and you will be amazed at the impact.
if you use existing soil and are seeing slow growth just get a nitrogen supplement and you will be amazed at the impact.