What is TRANSITION METAL? Any one of a large group of elements in which the filling of the outermost electron shell to eight electrons is interrupted to bring the penultimate shell which can be used in bonding from eight to 18 or 32 electrons.
Fertilizing Watermelon. Wait until the vines begin to spread out before fertilizing your watermelon plants. If you're using a granular fertilizer, choose a balanced one like a 10-10-10 or 5-5-5. These three numbers mean that there are balanced amounts of nitrogen, potassium and phosphate in the fertilizer.
Start your seeds indoors two to four weeks before the last spring frost date and transplant them when soil temperatures are 65 F and above. As they take a long time to reach maturity, plant your seeds and your transplants as soon as you can. Honeydew melons mature between 65 and 100 days in warm, sunny weather.hen the soil is dry 2 inches below the surface, water the melons. Each plant requires 1/2 a gallon of water twice a week, increasing to 1 gallon of water twice a week during fruit production. Honeydew melons are ripe when their skin is a pale green, sometimes with a faint yellow tinge.