Growing Square Watermelons for $8

This instructable explains my efforts to make cheap growing boxes for square watermelons. Learn from my mistakes, grow cuboid fruits, and save money at the same time! You can also read about it at my blog: GoodCleanCrazy

Supplies:
Plexiglass
Hacksaw
Drill with bits
Packing tape
Watermelon seeds
Cheap baling or fence wire.

Optional:
Holecutter bit

Step 1: Obtain Plexiglass

Commercial polycarbonate boxes for growing square watermelons run about $85 plus shipping. But you can make one for about $8 out of plexiglass. You'll need six rectangles of 1/4" or thicker plexiglass or other translucent plastic. Free and super cheap plastic pieces can be had from sign-making shops--ask for scraps! Or try to find a plastic supply warehouse that caters to farmers, these will usually be the cheapest source for plexiglass. If you buy plexiglass scraps, ask to have them cut into rectangles 8.5" x 8". If you are doing the cutting yourself, you can use a table saw, band saw, or a hand saw.

Comments

[admin]

Hey, this is a great instructable and is very informative. Just one thing is missing... pictures! It really helps a lot when trying to follow directions so you should consider taking some photographs. Once you do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks! Thanks for the cool instructable and we hope to publish this soon!

[admin]

Hey, this is a great instructable and is very informative. Just one thing is missing... pictures! It really helps a lot when trying to follow directions so you should consider taking some photographs. Once you do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks! Thanks for the cool instructable and we hope to publish this soon!

[Rihanna]

Hi,i read your post,it was very good.i`m a plant protection and wanna grow square watermelon.i`m searching about it. about the box i have some problem,you know that commercial boxes are very expensive and dont good for me.could you help me and give me more information and some clear picture?and i cant understand very good that when i must put watermelon in the box to have square watermelon!!!!!!!!!!!!! i`m waiting for your answer;-)

[moonchylde]

I'm not totally sure about everything you're asking, but as for the last one, the watermelon grows into the shape of the box, kinda like jello in a mold.