Viewing post #1065464 by robertduval14

I disagree with Daisy (sorry). I've grown plenty of watermelon and I am a full zone colder than she is. I do typically grow shorter season varieties such as Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Sugar Baby') , Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'New Hampshire Midget') , and Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Golden Midget') but have also had some success with longer season melons such as Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Crimson Sweet') as long as I gave them a head start by starting them early indoors.

Those early season types I listed first can also be started early indoors, but I've also found I could direct sow them in the garden and they still had plenty of time to finish.