How to sow watermelon seeds!

Watermelons are a great fruit for beginners to grow, provided you are patient.  Follow this guide on how to sow watermelon seeds to germinate healthy watermelon plants.

Watermelons have a very long growing season and so, should be planted as early as possible afetr the last frost has passed in your area.  If you live in an area where the last frost date is late then opt for a quicker maturing variety of watermelon such as rainbow sherbot, yellow doll or new queen, alternatively you can start your seeds off indoors on a windowsill or in a greenhouse.  Using a peat pot, plant one watermelon seed per pot,  The use of a peat pot is ideal as watermelon plants don't like to be transplanted, the peat pot allows you to plant the whole thig into its final growing position once the last frost has passed.

When sowing watermelon seeds outside in the ground ensure that the soil has warmed up to 65 degreesF, this usually occurs about two weeks after the last frost has passed.  Sow three to five seeds in a hill or circle, sow the seeds about a half inch deep covering with fine soil.  When the seeds have germinated (which takes about twelve to fourteen days) thin the seedlings down to the strongest and healthiest two per hill.  Ensure your hills are eight to ten feet apart.  If you choose to grow your watermelons in rows then plant your seeds  four to six inches apart, once they have germinated thin the seedlings to twelve inches apart.  If you opt for a bush variety such as bush sugarbaby the plants require a little less space which is ideal for those gardeners with little space.

visit How to grow watermelons for more information on how to grow the sweetest watermelons.