How to Grow Watermelons

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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 weakest plants and any weeds that may grow close to your seeds.

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.