Growing Watermelon

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13 Jun 25 Suzy Georges (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi. I live In Sydney new Australia, I don't know my zone of growing vegetables, I am very interesting to grow watermelons and other melons like honeydew, rockmelons, but I have not good knowledge of how and when to start sow the seeds, and what is the best fertilizer and how often to put it on, and how much and when to water the watermelons, I tried 2 times but I failed, and I don't know what is the best seeds to buy to grow large and sweet watermelons I love to see watermelon growing and show my children so they get excited to see watermelons in our yard, please can you teach me in a simple way to understand how to stat and how to take full care on growing watermelons thank you. Best Regards Suzy
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