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18 Nov 19, Another gardener (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Any reasonable soil just not heavy clay soil. In the sun and any general vegie fert. If you prepare your soil well before planting by adding compost, manures, organic fert, inorganic fert, then that is enough to grow the crop. I have never used any of these soil enhancing products. If you grow pretty good crops without them why waste money putting all that stuff on.

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06 Nov 19, Imran Mbongzee (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Hello please can I plant watermelon in December am in jhb

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12 Nov 19, Another gardener (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Hi I'M from Australia. I comment on Aust and NZ Gardenate questions. This website tells you when to plant and provides information about growing the crop. If there is not enough info here go onto GOOGLE and search. Check the calendar about when to plant - it is that simple. Or find a plant on the Vegetables and herbs tab. (Find your zone on the Climate zone tab, then make sure that is showing at the top of the plant page to get the correct information for your area)

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04 Nov 19, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

What fertiliser do you use and where do you put it. Also how often do you water?

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05 Nov 19, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

It is best to prepare your soil and add the fertiliser (compost, manures, in-organic fert , organic fert) when preparing it unless you want to use these soil enhancers that have very little NPK.

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05 Nov 19, anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Most veges just need an all round fertiliser. Leafy veges a bit more N, fruity/root veges a bit more P/ K. Read up about what N P K does in the soil. that will determine what you put on. But it is impossible to go and buy 20 different fertilisers for 20 different plants. I buy the same fertiliser to fertilise all my vegetable, lawn and shrubs. Also look at crop rotation. A leafy crop will take the N out, so you might plant a root crop after. When plants are very small they need a light watering each day, as they grow you can water less often but put more water on. Plants half grown need watering each 2-3 days. The amount depends on how big that plant grows. You would water lettuce a lot less than 1.8m high tomatoes. I water 3 days a week.

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23 Oct 19, Dumi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Hi. I am in Herkpoort, in the South of Johannesburg. Can I plant watermelons late November? Where can I get seedlings in GAuteng.

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

Usually have to plant seeds.

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13 Oct 19, Mokone j mahlatsi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Hi can you assist with black diamond watermelon and citrulus lanatus Carolina cross How must I plant and grow ? Thank you

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

search on-line for 'how to grow watermelon from seed'

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