Re: watermelon
- To: v*@eskimo.com
- Subject: Re: watermelon
- From: g*@juno.com
- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 21:41:09 -0400
- Resent-Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 18:50:44 -0700
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Hello there,
You may want to put down some wood ashes or some oystershell chicken feed
stuff.
Anything that the slugs wont crawl over.
Smitty
On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 20:42:47 EDT Jmitch1000@aol.com writes:
> hi there,
> i have a watermelon plant that's doing very well except that i just
> noticed someone's been eating one of the smaller fruits (maybe
> slugs?). i don't want to use any chemicals in the garden, so i'm
> wondering if anyone has a suggestion to prevent further damage that
> is organic.
> also, how long does it usually take for a melon to mature? the
> largest one is about the size of a small grapefruit right now.
> thanks,
> jason
>
Smitty in Connecticut zone 6
At Thyme On My Hands Gardens
