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Sowing calendar · Fruiting

Watermelon

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus · Melancia, Sandía, Pastèque, Wassermelone, Anguria, melancias

Calendar

Calendar for mainland Portugal.

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  • Sow in traysMar–Apr
  • Sow directApr–Jun
  • TransplantApr–Jun
  • HarvestJun–Oct
Germination
4–10 days · soil from 18 °C
Spacing
200 cm between rows · 100 cm apart
Sowing depth
2 cm
Harvest after
90–120 days
Water need
medium
Frost
frost tender
Life cycle
annual
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Seed saving
easy · keeps ~5 years

Notes

Takes a lot of space and heat. It is ripe when the tendril next to the fruit dries and the spot on the ground turns yellow.

Good neighbours

Keep apart from

Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.