You can ensure a successful watermelon crop by purchasing watermelon seeds or seedlings that are best suited for your growing zone. "Note the days of maturity are from the date of transplanting ...

Once you have enjoyed a slice of delicious homegrown watermelon, you can save watermelon seeds to plant and grow next spring. As long as the variety is an heirloom or open-pollinated one - as ...

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' ...

I have found all of my favorite melon seeds at Seed Savers Exchange. One challenging problem with growing watermelons is determining when they are ripe. I started out with the “thumping for a ...

You’ll find them at the grocery store, farmers’ market or growing in ... the instructions on seed packets for the number of days to maturity. Different types of watermelons will have different ...