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Japanese Square Watermelon Growing

GardenwMeGardenwMe Posts: 5
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Going to give it a shot this summer. 

www.melonmold.com

Got my molds in this week.  I'll update this thread as progress occurs.  

If any of you have done this before, I'd appreciate an tips you've got. 

Thanks 

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  • LynLyn Posts: 21,373

    Are you selling them or do you live in USA ? 

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • GardenwMeGardenwMe Posts: 5
    I live in the U.S. and bought my molds online although some people have built their own from what I'm reading.
  • LynLyn Posts: 21,373

    Doesnt seem right to squash them square, they would stack better though.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • GardenwMeGardenwMe Posts: 5

    I'll definitely remove the mold the second I hear them complain about being squashed  image

     

  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,941

    What state are you in?  Have you grown watermelon before?

    Utah, USA.
  • GardenwMeGardenwMe Posts: 5

    I travel a lot for work, but home is in FL. These will be grown in a small farm patch about a quarter mile away.  

    I've done watermelon, but only sugar baby and ice box.  I'm going to try crimson sweet for these. 

  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,941

    I'm trying Crimson sweet for the first time this year too.  Does it matter the fruit will be heading towards oblong instead of round?  Will it fill the mold correctly?  I'd be tempted to try it with a pumpkin too.  

    Utah, USA.
  • GardenwMeGardenwMe Posts: 5
    The website says other people have done it with pumpkins successfully.



    It looks like you have to alter the mold, though.



    http://www.melonmold.com/square-pumpkin-project/
  • Jimmy CrawfordJimmy Crawford Posts: 468

    Yup, that's the exact reason the Japanese started growing them in molds, they stacked better for storage and transport. Gotta love them.

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