Ahead, our experts share helpful solutions to take your much-anticipated watermelon from stunted to stunning. Related: 13 Companion Plants You Should Grow Next to Watermelon—and 6 You Shouldn't ...

If your target is large water melons, avoid those that are described as ‘baby’. Watermelon plants may grow more slowly if you plant them in the wrong soil. Heavy soils are the worst for ...

There are 20 slightly different varieties of crown melon seeds grown depending on the season. The raised beds allow the farmers to control the amount of water each plant gets exactly, and air ...

Egel formerly worked for a watermelon seed company as a plant pathologist. "There are some things I look for when I go to the supermarket or roadside stand," Egel said. "With me, I downplay 'thumping' ...

By limiting the number of vines and fruits, the plant can concentrate on producing larger, healthier watermelons. There are potential positives to watermelon pruning, but it does not come without ...

I’ve got just the watermelon for you! Sweet Dakota Rose was developed by Prairie Road Organic Seed, Fullerton, N.D., and has proven a reliable, good-sized melon for Northern gardens. I’ve grown it for ...

Plant these in the summer. Takes 12 days to mature. Melon Seeds are a seed that, when planted and grown during Summer, produces Melon after 12 days. When planted in a 3x3 formation, a patch of ...