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QuestionIf you want to grow a heart-shaped watermelon, can you put into a heart-shaped box?Andrew Carberry is a Food Systems Expert and the Senior Program Associate at the Wallace Center at Winrock International in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has worked in food systems since 2008 and has experience working on farm-to-school projects, food safety programs, and working with local and state coalitions in Arkansas. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and holds a Masters degree in public health and nutrition from the University of Tennessee.Yes, you can. Gardeners have grown watermelons in many different shapes, like cubes etc.
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Questionif you use any size or shape box will it grow to that shape???Andrew Carberry is a Food Systems Expert and the Senior Program Associate at the Wallace Center at Winrock International in Little Rock, Arkansas. He has worked in food systems since 2008 and has experience working on farm-to-school projects, food safety programs, and working with local and state coalitions in Arkansas. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and holds a Masters degree in public health and nutrition from the University of Tennessee.The melon will still grow to the same size as normal, so the mold you put it in has to be the same volume as a normal mature melon. You can experiment with different shapes that are about the same volume.
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QuestionCan square and heart-shaped melons be grown in different shapes?Community AnswerSure! The only problem will be finding a mold for your melon as crazy as your imagination!
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QuestionAre there square melon seeds to grow square melons?Community AnswerNo, they must to formed to that shape by human intervention, and can not be grown into squares without the help of a mold.
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QuestionCan watermelon be grown vertically?Community AnswerYes, but you need to have a strong trellis to support the vines, and you'll have to tie up the fruits as they get bigger. Put them in used pantyhose or other material that can stretch and anchor them securely to the trellis.
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QuestionHow can I grow these on my balcony?Community AnswerMost melon vines can sprawl 10-20 feet. However, there are "bush" varieties that only grow a few feet long while still producing full-size fruit, and they would probably work on a balcony.
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QuestionHow we know whether watermelon is ripen or not?Community AnswerThe melon should be a bright green with dark green stripes. I trick I use to see if melons are ripe is to knock on the melons like a door. The louder the sound it makes, the riper it is. Note that you have to knock with the same force using this technique.
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QuestionCould I grow square lemons using the same type of packaging?Community AnswerYes, but you have to get a box that is a slightly smaller size than the mature lemon, and it needs to be light so that it won’t fall off the tree.
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QuestionWhat are the difficulties of growing a square watermelon?Community AnswerBasically, like almost any plant, pests and weather are inevitable rivals. Finding molding materials for the fruit is not that hard.
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