Growing Watermelon

Cucurbitaceae c. lanatus : Cucurbitaceae / the gourd family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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(Best months for growing Watermelon in South Africa - Summer rainfall regions)

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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18 Nov 19, Bickie Mbenge (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi Which sweet large watermelon do you recommend for me. I want to start watermelon farming. Please recommend seeds name. Regards
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19 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I suggest you phone your agricultural department and ask. Generally it comes down to what kind of melon you want to grow, seeded, seedless, big, small. Check out a few internet seed selling companies also and read up about the different varieties.
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06 Nov 19, Imran Mbongzee (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hello please can I plant watermelon in December am in jhb
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12 Nov 19, Another gardener (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi I'M from Australia. I comment on Aust and NZ Gardenate questions. This website tells you when to plant and provides information about growing the crop. If there is not enough info here go onto GOOGLE and search. Check the calendar about when to plant - it is that simple. Or find a plant on the Vegetables and herbs tab. (Find your zone on the Climate zone tab, then make sure that is showing at the top of the plant page to get the correct information for your area)
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23 Oct 19, Dumi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi. I am in Herkpoort, in the South of Johannesburg. Can I plant watermelons late November? Where can I get seedlings in GAuteng.
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13 Nov 19, anon (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Usually have to plant seeds.
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13 Oct 19, Mokone j mahlatsi (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi can you assist with black diamond watermelon and citrulus lanatus Carolina cross How must I plant and grow ? Thank you
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14 Nov 19, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): search on-line for 'how to grow watermelon from seed'
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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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