Planting a watermelon patch can be a source of food, enjoyment, and exercise for the entire family. By following the steps below you will be prepared to grow a watermelon patch of your own.
First you will need to pick one or more varieties that will grow in your area. If you have a local green house, Walt-mart, Lowes, or Home Depot you can buy seeds or live plants there. I prefer buying packaged seeds to buying live plants, as I tend to end up with far more plants. Furthermore, the seeds are usually cheaper. If you decide to plant seeds, then you will need to place the seeds in potting soil about four weeks before you are ready to begin planting your garden. The potting soil should be watered and placed in a warm, well-lit area. I usually plant my seeds in March. Once the seeds sprout, they will be ready for your garden. You can also plant seeds that you have eaten from store bought watermelons in the past; however, these seeds may not sprout if they are not the type that can grow in you area or if they came from a hybrid watermelon.
Second, you will need to till the ground of your garden until it resembles the sandy, loomy soil in which watermelons grow best.
Third, you will need to form hills in the soil. Each hill should be between one to two feet away from any other hills.
Fourth, you will need to plant one of the watermelon sprouts in each of the hills. I prefer to place my watermelon sprouts outside in April.
As the watermelons grow, you will need to continue to weed and till the soil around your garden, since they grow best when there is no competition for water and nutrients. Your plants will also produce long runners that can take up a lot of space, so you should prepare your garden in a place where the runners will have enough room to grow, or you might want to build at least one trellis.
Kelli J. Lee
First you will need to pick one or more varieties that will grow in your area. If you have a local green house, Walt-mart, Lowes, or Home Depot you can buy seeds or live plants there. I prefer buying packaged seeds to buying live plants, as I tend to end up with far more plants. Furthermore, the seeds are usually cheaper. If you decide to plant seeds, then you will need to place the seeds in potting soil about four weeks before you are ready to begin planting your garden. The potting soil should be watered and placed in a warm, well-lit area. I usually plant my seeds in March. Once the seeds sprout, they will be ready for your garden. You can also plant seeds that you have eaten from store bought watermelons in the past; however, these seeds may not sprout if they are not the type that can grow in you area or if they came from a hybrid watermelon.
Second, you will need to till the ground of your garden until it resembles the sandy, loomy soil in which watermelons grow best.
Third, you will need to form hills in the soil. Each hill should be between one to two feet away from any other hills.
Fourth, you will need to plant one of the watermelon sprouts in each of the hills. I prefer to place my watermelon sprouts outside in April.
As the watermelons grow, you will need to continue to weed and till the soil around your garden, since they grow best when there is no competition for water and nutrients. Your plants will also produce long runners that can take up a lot of space, so you should prepare your garden in a place where the runners will have enough room to grow, or you might want to build at least one trellis.
Kelli J. Lee
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