The best watermelon I ever ate, tasted more like ice cream than watermelon. Sadly, I never knew the name of it. Earlier this year, I ran across a particular watermelon seed, online. The melon was said to have a sherbet taste. Hoping it was the same, I ordered the seed. It's name is 'New Orchid'.
The seed arrived March 1. I planted them indoors. As soon as I felt they could safely be planted outside, I did. In a day or two, I noticed one seedling appeared to be damaged by a cutworm. I dismissed that notion as I thought it too early for cutworms. The temperatures were still quite cool.
A week later, I lost all my muskmelon seedlings to cutworms and the damage was clearly done by cutworms. My tip is to take precautions against cutworms no matter how early you set out seedlings. I covered the rest of my watermelon seedlings with inverted two liter soda bottles that had the tops cut away. It seems to be working. I'll have to replant the muskmelon seed.
The link is to an article with more detailed information on dealing with cutworms.
Link: http://www.planetnatural.com/pest-problem-solver/garden-pests/cutworm-control/
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