Best time to plant watermelon (season) When is the best time to plant watermelon?

Watermelon planting time

Watermelon is mainly planted in spring. You can choose to plant it in mid-March and it will be mature and available in July. Some areas can also start planting in April, which will delay the time to market. The latest time to plant it is June-July.

Watermelon growth cycle

The life of a watermelon lasts about a hundred days and can be divided into four periods. Each period has different morphological and physiological and biological requirements, and there is an inseparable connection between different periods. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust according to the different characteristics of each period, and the relationship between the early and late stages, and give different control or promotion measures to meet the different requirements of each period, so that the high-yield and high-quality formation process can be smoothly transferred from the coordinated growth of the previous period to the coordinated growth of the next period. The four periods are germination period, seedling period, vine extension period, and fruiting period.

Methods and steps for growing watermelon

1. Seed treatment

To plant watermelons, first soak the seeds in warm water for about a quarter of an hour, then wash them, take them out, and soak them in room temperature water for another 6 hours to soften the seed skin and allow it to fully absorb water.

2. Seedbed management

The seedbed for planting watermelons should be kept warm and can be covered with greenhouse film. If the temperature is too low, turn on the electric heating in time to avoid the seedlings being damaged by the low temperature. In the high temperature in summer, they can be directly sown and cultivated.