How to Grow Watermelons - Complete Growing Guide

Everything you need to know about growing watermelons is here! We hope you will try them, they are very rewarding and super delicious. In this episode, we discuss planting watermelon, temperatures, nutrient requirements, fertilizing, trellis or not to trellis watermelon, and watering requirements. Enjoy!

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[nonamedliz]

I spit a watermelon seeds out my back door and walked outside one day to find an entire watermelon grown back there. It was one of the best I ever had. Dont think I should have too much problem growing one lol

[yarekim]

I'm in TN, and my Grandfather always told me to bust the Ground in the fall, add sand, and cow manure, and mound it it. Let it mellow over the winter, then plant in May or early June (I believe). He said sand is important, but the cow manure that over winters makes them sweet. Wheat Straw to mulch the melons. If they need water be sure to water in the late afternoon . Seems like it was 5 gal per plant. Just from memory.

[juanrichard]

Watermelons basically LOVE my area! I live in Northern Georgia, and the summer days are nice and hot in the day, pretty warm in the night, and LOTS of rainy days! Watermelons are a breeze to grow in our area, just the waiting is hard. In fact, I just got a 16-pounder about a week ago!

[stevena]

This is my first year growing watermelons, i live beside the “power lines” and have taken a section over for my gardening, plenty of sun, Plenty of rain, plenty of hills. I transplanted my melons and on a hillside where they get unobstructed sun all day and they have spread out wonderfully. I didn’t realize I needed as much room. I just they stop growing before they hit my pumpkin patch. I enjoy the information I receive fro this channel and translate it to my regional grow season. Enjoy and Happy Gardening.

[nerdgirlwhat]

The first time I planted melons it was a huge success; in a space of about 20' x 10' I had two hills (actually I don't do hills, but instead dig a bowl shape into the ground)-- one of watermelons and one of cantaloupes. When I was planting the seeds I accidentally spilled them! I decided to just go with it and I ended up with seven watermelon plants growing from the same spot, and 4 or 5 cantaloupe plants also growing from the same spot (separate from the watermelons.) My garden turned into an enormous jungle, but when August came I harvested 13 large Crimson Sweet watermelons (the largest was 35 pounds) and 23 Hales Best cantaloupes! I waited to eat the cantaloupes until they fell of the vine-- INCREDIBLE taste! When I planted these melons I set a soaker hose out and then covered the ground with black plastic which kept the soil warm (very warm here in southeastern Washington) and used standard Miracle Grow fertilizer once during the summer. Today I'll be starting my second melon garden, so we'll see how it goes this year!

[susyl]

A watermelon started growing in my front yard, I didn’t plant it and I’m so excited because it actually has one watermelon!!

[CreatingEssence]

We did watermelon last year, and they did pretty well. I mulched them heavily in grass clippings, which seemed to do the job well of both supplying plenty of nitrogen and keeping it very moist in the soil. Have you heard the trick for telling ripeness where the tendril at the end of the stem browns? It worked well for us this year, but I didn't know if it was just a myth. :-)

[frankmaxfield]

I planted 1 watermelon and 2 pumpkins beside each other with plenty of room to grow and this is my first year growing anything and my melons are growing amazingly and it's been really simple to grow.

[sageevers]

I spit watermelon seeds in the yard once and they grew by them selves and in a couple months I had watermelon.. I didn’t find it complicated 😂

[maverickh]

For those of you wondering if it can be grown in containers or just a smaller soil, yes-ish. Naturally, as mentioned, plants have an incredibly large spread but the root system has an even larger one than the top grown (avg 15 feet radius with 4ft taproot but few feeder roots below 1ft). With that said, you can work with less, the plants won't be as happy but you may get fruit.

[TurboModifiedS]

I live in the Yucatan and after having some workers eat watermelon in the backyard, a watermelon plant appeared... and it's doing amazing. I don't do anything for it, it's hot and rains every afternoon here. I can't wait to see the melons this thing produces.

[bailey]

I live in TX. Usually we’ll just throw the remains from a watermelon in the yard and it’ll take over the area fairly quickly with no maintenance. This is my first year constructing a full garden and I would like to have a crop of more orderly melon plants haha. Thanks for this tips!

[andreamaniscalco]

I'm growing my second Black Diamond Watermelon plant!🙂

[mbecca]

I am starting up my first garden in nearly fifteen years. I ordered my seeds from you guys through another Youtuber reccomendation then I realized you had a channel too.

[Gibson]

i wonder why folks hate on him much... thanks for the info Luke

[erickelley]

wish i could get my soil that loose, but we have so much clay i could make pots for a living

[robg]

I'm growing Crimson Sweet watermelons and Cantaloupe. I constructed my soil with Coconut coir, Vermiculite, Azomite and compost with chicken manure with worm castings. Wasn't super cheap but everything I have planted in it loves it

[VivianfFurlow]

Learned a lot. I've grown a lot of vegetables and some melons but success was hit or miss. Now, with youtube I'm watching a lot of how-to videos and learning so much. My garden is looking much better just starting off this year. Thank you!

[moisesm]

I planted watermelon and zucchini seeds and they're doing so well. I live in Arizona so I guess it's perfect for watermelons here. I water them everyday. Thank you for the tips! :)

[brycesolem]

Hi Luke. I want to thank you for your seed store. Your jalapeño seeds are amazing, already got 24 this year and more on the way ! Thanks again!