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20 Mar 14, Kerry Porter (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

my Watermelon plant has just started bearing fruit. can the fruit get eaten by bugs or stung? what can i do to prevent this

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29 Aug 14, Brendan (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate)

Hi Kerry, I make fruit fly traps to catch most of them as they destroy my fruit. Cut the top of a coke bottle off and invert it back into the base section. Make a small hole in the cap so the fly enters but cannot leave. In the bottle, place a piece of banana and add "Apple Cider Vinegar" Do not cover the banana completely. Once the banana starts to ferment in the vinegar the smell attracts the flies. Good Luck....

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23 Jan 16, Andre Lotz (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Thanks for the FF trap. I gave up on watermelons as EVERY fruit gets stung. We use a similat trap for mozzies! Andre

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02 Feb 14, Thabo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

What causes the watermelons to crack and open up?

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19 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Too much water.

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02 Feb 14, Chris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Irregular watering or lots of rain just as they ripen will make them split as they suck in a load of water after being dry for a while. Also temperature changes between cold at night and hot in the day - a straw mulch around the melons can help keep the temperatures even.

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03 Jan 14, Gwen (Australia - tropical climate)

I am after seeds of a large round melon with a dark and lighter green skin. With dark yellow to orange flesh. We called them the Champagne Melon. My father grew these when we were very young. I haven't seen these in years only the pale yellow variety. Where would I be able to purchase seeds of these melons and maybe a photo to see if they are the ones. Thank you Gwen

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26 Jul 14, Kerri (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Gwen, we were given Watermelon Champagne seeds as part of a gift of a whole bunch of different seeds for our new vege gardens from my sister in law. They were all from Eden Seeds, located in Qld - www.EdenSeeds.com.au and they are non hybrid, old traditional, open pollinated varieties.

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31 Jan 14, Kayt (Australia - temperate climate)

Diggers Club has a wide range of heirloom watermelon seeds including Champagne Melons

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23 Jan 14, Dean (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Gwen, could it be Cream of Saskatchewan? Look it up at diggers.com.au and you'll see a pic that looks like what you describe, they even refer to the champagne coloured flesh.

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