Growing Watermelon

Cucurbitaceae c. lanatus : Cucurbitaceae / the gourd family

Apr	May	Jun
S	S
	T	T
	P	P

(Best months for growing Watermelon in USA - Zone 5a regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 70°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 24 - 30 inches apart
Harvest in 12-17 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Sweetcorn, Sunflowers
Avoid growing close to: Potatoes

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07 Sep 19, Midda (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Afternoon, please i need advice about the watermelon, how to produce the sweetest watermelon. At what time of the year. Thank you
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13 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Read the information here about growing them. Asking how to produce the sweetest WM is an impossible question. It is like asking which is the sweetest in a bin of 50 of them.
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10 Jul 19, Khathutshelo (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): How many watermelons can I keep per plant and still retain good size and quality?
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24 Jun 19, Mike (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Is 8th July fine for planting in Bochum?
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04 May 19, Patrck (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I am in Limpopp can I plant watermelom in May lts hot during the day and cold during the night
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28 Jun 19, sello (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): no , try it in mid august , im from gauteng , we have almost the same weather pattern.
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30 Apr 19, bella (Australia - temperate climate): it doesn't have any sowing depth or distance or the proper months to plant
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30 Apr 19, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Look up individual plants e.g. /www.gardenate.com/plant/Watermelon?zone=2 for information on planting etc.
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16 Mar 19, alastair (New Zealand - temperate climate): I am going to try growing them in a glasshouse with heated soil . Are there any varieties more suited to this approach?
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07 Mar 19, Lea (New Zealand - temperate climate): am in north canterbury, growing watermelon in glasshouse, didnt have success outdoors, but one in glasshouse has 5 melons of different sizes on it so hopeful , one getting quite large
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Watermelons are like pumpkins and do well with plenty of manure and water. Before you plant them dig a hole as deep as you can without going into the hard clay. Put some old newspapers or denim jeans in the bottom of the hole and then add as much old rotted animal manure and household scraps into the hole. Cover the hole in the the topsoil leaving a mound. When it is time to plant the seeds in the mound and give them a good watering. Your watermelons will grow well and the newspaper or old jeans will help hold water.

- John

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