watermelons

[DOC1187]

went up to my hunting land in norris.the guy bushhogged the field on the low part.tilled and planted melons.some are about the size of volleyballs.there are plenty of blooms.how long will they keep growing til.deer tracks all thru it.probably about an acre or so.my question will they make it til muzzeloader.

 

[DOC1187]

no hawgs.there is woods that surround the field. might try it one morning with the bow.thanks for your input stovepipe !

 

[stickler]

We always have a large watermelon patch and the deer will eat a few of the leaves off the vines but not that many. I spend most of my time trying to keep the groundhogs out.

 

[mike243]

picked watermelons on christmas eve 1 year,grass got tall & layed over them thick,reckon it acted like insulation,reckon that that trailer load of cow crap i put down them post holes worked realy good mike243

 

[Mike Belt]

Your problem won't be deer. It'll be coyotes. They love watermelons.

 

[ol 'rube]

bow plot

 

[Stoner]

Doc, my experience is that deer love watermelon patches. I grow a coupld acres of watermelon every year and the deer are in it every night. They like eating the leaves on the vines. Here is a picture of a nice buck that has been in my watermelon patch every night for the last couple of weeks. I just tilled the watermelon patch under this week and will try some late season corn (Florida)

 

[DOC1187]

man that's cool thanks for all the insight

 

[Blue5]

cool!

 

[DOC1187]

went up there opening day and there are some pumpkins also

 

[Boone 58]

cool