Wallace Thomas

Blossom end rot is caused by a lack of calcium in the developing fruit. This may be due to a lack of calcium uptake from… Read More »What Causes Blossom End Rot On Watermelons?

Watermelon Diseases Disease Management Strategies. Anthracnose (Colletotrichum obiculare) Bacterial fruit blotch (Acidovorax citrulli) Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora citrullina) Downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) Fusarium wilt (Fusarium… Read More »What Are The Diseases That Affect Watermelon?

Control insecticide use in order not to affect beneficial insects. Control ant populations that protect aphids with sticky bands. Check weeds and alfalfa in and… Read More »How Do You Control The Watermelon Virus?

The larvae of the melon fly make holes on the watermelon fruits, leaving brown holes that secret liquid. Watermelon fruits eventually rot and detach from… Read More »What Causes Holes In Watermelon?

If rainfall is heavy, watermelons may swell too quickly for the plant to keep up with the extra water content. When this happens, the rind… Read More »What Do Overwatered Watermelons Look Like?

The virus itself is referred to as Watermelon Mosaic Virus II or WMV-2 and is an isolate of the U.S. WMV-2 is a ssRNA positive… Read More »Is There A Virus In Watermelon?

Saving watermelon seeds is a basic procedure, but you should take some care to prevent the seeds from growing mold or rotting over the winter.… Read More »Can Watermelon Seeds Mold?

When the eggs are pollinated, they create triploid cellsThese cells are capable of maturing into fruit, but the seeds in that fruit are not genetically… Read More »What Happened To Watermelon With Black Seeds?