Watermelon fertilizer

rrman61 · Jul 16, 2020

My watermelon plants are about 3” tall.what is the best fertilizer to use for top dress?light clay soil.i use ammonium nitrate for my field peas and that works great.

olgentdc · Jul 16, 2020

assumming you have used a triple 19 as a base fertiliser starter

/ at 3 inches the watermelon or cantaulope needs that now .. when runners are going and the 1st bud appears use urea and hoe it under the soil

Greg1959 · Jul 16, 2020

Why would you use ammonium nitrate on your field peas?

rrman61 · Jul 16, 2020

Top dress on field peas always worked for me

Greg1959 · Jul 16, 2020

I didn't know that.

Thanks
Greg

Vicinalvictor · Jul 16, 2020

Use (N) fertilizer now, and once the plant begins flowering, use (P) and (K) fertilizer for a good harvest.

Jim in NC · Jul 16, 2020

10-20-20 works good for me. Many old tobacco farmers used 3-9-9 tobacco fertilizer.

jdr1943 · Jul 17, 2020

Jim in NC you are wright Daddy always said watermelons don't need nitrogen.

Watermelon fertilizer

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