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How to Grow Watermelons

Growing watermelon

You can plant your watermelon seeds right from your next watermelon slice!

Supplies you will need are:

  • Watermelon Seeds (about 10-15)
  • Planting pot or a sunny place outside to plant your seeds
  • Dirt (enough to fill the pot)
  • Water
  • Sunshine
  1. If using a planting pot, place your dirt inside planting pot.
  2. Place your seeds about 1 inch deep into the dirt.
  3. Water immediately after planting.
  4. Water once a week and continue to weed out (remove) the weekest plants and any weeds that may grow close to your seeds.
You should begin to see plants in about 10 days.

Growing watermelon step-by-step

Keep in mind that to grow a watermelon takes extra special care. While you may not grow a watermelon, you should begin to grow the vine. If you do grow a watermelon, it may not taste as good as those you buy at the grocery store because watermelon growers have years of experience growing great tasting watermelons.