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Botany

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2. I'm kind of an expert in this stuff
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 05:02 PM
Jun 22

Watermelons I plant by seed in a 10 to 15 gallon pot that the bottom 1/2 is filled with
wheat straw and a planting mix of BX grow mix, silica sand (play sand), composted manure,
and espoma plant tone …. my go to mix for everything
Watermelon grows like a champ … they like drainage and lots of H2O … groundhogs are a
Problem … in a garden plant them a little high on a mound with silica sand and soil…. If
you are close enough to the lake and have sandy soil you are good!

lettuce … wait for late summer early fall … chard is a good hot weather green … spinach is
good too

Btw late summer is good for sugar snap peas too. Rabbits and groundhogs are a problem

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