Botanical profile

Watermelon

Latin name
Citrullus lanatus
Type
Creeping annual (fruit)
Family
Cucurbitaceae

Also known as watermelon , watermelon is a refreshing and sweet summer fruit, prized for its juicy red or pink flesh and distinctive black seeds. This creeping plant requires warmth, sun, and space to thrive. It produces large, spherical or oval fruits that ripen in late summer. Watermelon thrives in rich, well-drained soil and regular watering . It thrives in spacious gardens or on warm mounds.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone
annual (zone 10+ as a perennial)
Exposure
Full sun
Watering
Regular and deep — especially during flowering and fruit set
Vegetable garden and yield

Companion planting, spacing and harvest

Companion plants
Corn, nasturtium, beans
Plants to avoid
Cucumbers (risk of competition), potatoes
Spacing
90 to 120 cm between plants, 150 cm between rows
Harvest period
August to September

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