According to Clint Thompson in Specialty Crop Industry, recent cool and windy weather has slowed the development of young watermelon plants and caused some damage from sandblasting and plants twisted by the winds from recent storms. The farmers are looking forward to the nice warm and dry weather we are expecting in the next week as a way for the plants to push forward in their development. You can read more at https://specialtycropindustry.com/watermelon-crop-stymied-by-adverse-weather-conditions/.

Source: Shu Suehiro, Commons Wikimedia