{"id":63986,"date":"2020-05-14T15:04:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T22:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rurallivingtoday.com\/?p=63986"},"modified":"2023-10-23T21:37:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T04:37:15","slug":"growing-watermelon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rurallivingtoday.com\/gardens\/growing-watermelon\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Watermelon ~ How to Grow Lots of Watermelon!"},"content":{"rendered":"
We love to eat them but what about growing watermelon? Here’s how to grow watermelon successfully. Watermelons are annuals. This means their life cycle lasts for a year. You plant it, grow it, harvest it, and that’s that… meaning they die at the end of their growing season.<\/p>\n
We’ve had success growing watermelons from seeds and starts and wanted to share what worked for us.<\/p>\n
The fastest growing watermelon plants from seeds:<\/p>\n
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Were in morning sun<\/li>\n
Had a minimum of 10 hours of sun\/day<\/li>\n
Had 3 – 4″ of mulch after they were 2 – 4″ tall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These did far better than seeds we planted the same day which were in morning shade.<\/p>\n
Continue reading for more tips on how to grow watermelon. We’ve grown watermelon in pots, in a garden bed, and in the ground.<\/p>\n
The two most important things to know are:<\/p>\n
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Watermelons require a lot of space to grow. <\/li>\n
Plan one variety of watermelon per every half acre you have. In many backyards, this means one type only. If you grow more varieties, they will cross-pollinate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nDecrease watering once fruit forms but be consistent with watering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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