Wonderful Watermelon: How to Grow the Fruit that Means ‘Summer’
Wonderful Watermelon: How to Grow the Fruit that Means ‘Summer’
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What’s more summer-like than watermelon? Growing your own watermelon, of course! These days the watermelon you buy at the supermarket is carefully bred for a lot of different characteristics, but flavor isn’t one of them. Tolerance for shipping and handling is great for… READ MORE
Is there any food that says “summer” more famously than watermelon? No one can think of sweet, juicy watermelon without conjuring up fond summer memories—picnics, supper on the porch, camping out, all with slices of watermelon at the ready as a handheld dessert. And plenty of seeds for spitting,… READ MORE
Watermelons are warm-season plants that thrive in regions with long, hot summers. The recommended growing zones for watermelons in the United States are typically USDA hardiness zones 3 to 9, although specific varieties may have slightly different requirements. READ MORE
There are three types of watermelon, of which different varieties will be either seeded or seedless. These are mini or icebox, picnic, and yellow/orange. READ MORE
Seeded watermelon plants are easy to pollinate—let the bees take care of it. These plants produce both male flowers, which appear first, and female flowers, which have a swollen base that will turn into fruit once pollinated from the male flowers. READ MORE
