any advise on growing watermelons from seed?

Question

when do i plant seeds? do i have to out them in a green house

Answer 1

Plant them in the late spring. Make a 12in. circle of cut soft dirt. plant the seed about 1 1/2 inches in the ground. Water. Keep a check on them every other day. You may need to hoe weeds that come out of the circle. When the vines start to run away from the center make sure that no weeds are gonna choke out the growth space for the watermelon. Early fall you will have good watermelons if you keep a look after them.

Answer 2

When my oldest child was a little boy we had watermelon on the patio several times during the summer. We spit and threw the seeds into the flower beds around the patio. Suddenly a vine started growing. By my son's birthday in mid August the next year, we had a melon mature enough to pick for his party. It was a big hit and some of the boys still talk about it.

You need sandy soil for melons of all types. Don't plant the seed too deep (about 4 times the thickness) and keep it watered but not wet from planting until the melons are ready. Too much water makes the melons split and too little water makes them dry and pithy

Answer 3

Rake an area where you wont them. Then after you open the watermelons just throw out the seeds. ( In the spring)Once they start to grow take straw and put under the growth. It is that easy, I have them growing wild by just throwing out the seeds.

Answer 4

Watermelon are planted in the spring after all danger of frost is past. The best way is to make a small heap of dirt and put several seeds in. They will grow very long vines and flower, so make sure you give them room. They need lots of water. They will set on in the hot of Summer, water daily and let them grow. You may need to put hay under the melons themselves or carefully turn them so they will not rot or turn yellow on the bottoms. CY

Answer 5

Three seeds per hole. Make a small mound for each hole. Put the seeds about inch down in the dirt. Make sure it is in a spot that gets plenty of sun and you have to give it allot of water. Once the melons get bigger then a softball I recommend you put some landscape paper underneath them to keep them from just sitting in the soil which will help protect them bugs and scarring.

Answer 6

If you're in the southern US, you can just drop the seeds where you want them to grow. Then water regularly. You might want to rake some dirt over the seeds. No need to dry the seeds or do anything else special.

Answer 7

It depends on where you live, climate plays major role in growng good melons.

I have found to grow bigger, sweeter melons it is best to start the seedlings indoors, in a controled enviroment, under artificial light,
by starting the seedlings a month or so before they go into the garden

watermellons should be started indoors about mid february, anthen moved outdoors after first frost, if you have a green house then you can set them out much earlier.

Answer 8

take the watermelon seeds from a good watermelon and dry them out with a tissue. Dont' wash them. keep them to dry in the sun and then plant them.

Answer 9

plant seeds in march.when the plants have 3-4 leaves plant them in the green house.they will have watermelons by august.

Answer 10

unless you live in the south - plant a small variety such as "sugar baby" small mellon around 5 -7 lbs. matures in about 90 days - plant seeds directly in the ground after last frost in your zone - place landscape fabric/or hay under the mellon. Mellons love full sun and lots of rain/water, and the need lots of room to roam - Watch out for the ground hogs/ squirrels - they love em'