Judy,
What're your daytime temps like over there right now?
Here's a cool Video Diary (by Calikim29 on YouTube), on growing watermelon for the first time.
I hear they are "hungry hippos," just like the fall/winter brassicas, so make sure you add plenty, plenty, plenty organics, and some fertilizer into your planting spot. And, of course, water, water, water!
Hope it helps!
Linda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - April 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - May 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - June 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - July 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - August 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?... - AUGUST 2013 - THE BIG REVEAL!
