Where Can Watermelon Grow

Watermelons are plants grown in climates from tropical to temperate, needing temperatures higher than about 25 °C (77 °F) to thrive. On a garden scale, seeds are usually sown in pots under cover and transplanted into well-drained sandy loam with a pH between 5.5 and 7, and medium levels of nitrogen.

Can watermelon grow anywhere?

Unattended watermelon vines will grow anywhere and everywhere. Space the vines apart to prevent the plants from growing onto each other. If you are growing your watermelon up a trellis, create small hammocks from scraps of cloth to prevent the heavy fruits from falling off the vines.

Do watermelons grow in Canada?

Melons need warm temperatures and a frost-free growing season of at least 120-140 days; these factors limit their cultivation in Canada to southern Ontario, the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, southern Alberta, southern Manitoba, and drier parts of the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.