Watermelons require 80-90 days from seed sowing to grow a full-size watermelon. Some smaller-sized watermelons (like Sugar Baby) can reach maturity in closer to 70 days.
Early Maturing 8424 Watermelon
The fun thing about growing watermelon is that there are so many options beyond the standard red watermelon you see at your grocery store—you can grow yellow, orange, and even white-flesh watermelon! The follow is recommended
8424 Watermelon - Early maturing variety with strong growth potential, flowering to fruit maturity for about 28 days. The fruit is round and light green, covered with dark green strips. The color is pink, the taste is crisp, and the sugar content in the center is about 14 degrees. A single melon weighs about 5kg.
You'll have a hard time tracking down watermelon seedlings at a garden center because watermelon plants perform so well from seed! So grab yourself a seed packet, and let's get growing.
Like all cucurbits, watermelon prefers to stay put and not be transplanted. In most climates, you'll do best to directly sow watermelon seeds in warm soil in the bed they will grow in.
If you live in a cooler climate (or just want to ensure germination), you can start your watermelon seeds indoors, but we do recommend you do so using a seed starting method that will not disturb the roots during transplanting. Newspaper pots or soil blocking are both good options.
Zao Jia 8424 Watermelon
1. Amend your soil with at least 1-2 inches of compost before planting your watermelon seeds.
2. 7-14 days after your last frost date, sow seeds 12" deep in the soil in small hills or rows spaced 36" apart. In the hills, plant 6-8 seeds; in the rows, plant 2-3 seeds every 36".
3. Once the seedlings have started to grow and the true leaves are formed (not the initial leaves that came up with the seedling), use small snips to thin the seedlings to 2-3 per hill or one plant every 36" in a row.
1. Fill a large seedling pot or soil block with seed starting medium. We like to use coco coir (4 parts), vermiculite (2 parts), and perlite (1 part).
2. Sow 2-3 seeds in each pot (this will ensure germination of at least one), about 12" deep in the pot.
3. Gently water the seeds (a mist or spray bottle is great for this!), and keep the soil evenly moist until germination.
4. Keep the seeds somewhere warm, ideally where the soil can stay between 75-85°F. You'll probably need a heat mat to achieve this temperature. You'll see seedlings popping up within 7-10 days.
5. Once you see the first set of true leaves (these are the leaves that look like melon leaves, not the initial leaves that came up when the seed first germinated), use small snips to clip off all but the strongest seedling in each pot.
6. 7-14 days after your last frost date, plant the watermelon seedlings 36" apart in the garden.
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