Revised April 2000

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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Watermelon

• Plant melons in a well-drained area of the garden. Mulching will improve the yield and quality of melons.
• Use yellow sticky traps to monitor for cucumber beetles.
• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 3 to 5 hills
• 1 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 96 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 120 inches
• 96 inches between plants in row
• Plant 0.5 inch deep
• 85 to 95 days from planting to eating stage
• 590 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 6 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Watermelon questions and answers
• Recommended seeded varieties
  • Carnival
    Blocky, light green, striped, 22 to 26 pounds fruit
  • Crimson Sweet
    Blocky round, green, striped, 20 to 30 pounds fruit
  • Fiesta
    Blocky, dark green, striped, 22 to 26 pounds fruit
  • Matador
    Long oval, dark green, 25 to 30 pounds fruit
  • Regency
    Dark green, striped, blocky oblong, 18 to 22 pounds fruit
  • Royal Jubilee
    Light green, striped, long oval, 25 to 30 pounds fruit
  • Royal Sweet
    Light green, striped, blocky oval, 20 to 25 pounds fruit
  • Sangria
    Dark green, striped, long blocky oval, 20 to 26 pounds fruit
  • Sultan
    Light green, striped, oblong, 25 to 30 pounds fruit
  • Summer Flavor 500
    Medium green, striped, blocky oblong, 25 to 35
• Recommended seedless (triploid) varieties
  • Crimson Trio
    Medium green, striped, globe to shaped, 14 to 16 pounds fruit
  • Fandango
    Dark green, striped, oval, 15 to 20 pounds fruit
  • Freedom
    Light green, striped, blocky long, 16 to 22 pounds fruit
  • Genesis
    Dark green, striped, round shape, 15 to 18 pounds fruit
  • Millionaire
    Light green striped, oblong, 13 to 20 pounds fruit
  • Nova
    Dark green, striped, round, 14 to 16 pounds fruit
  • Revolution
    Light green, striped, round oval, 15 to 18 pounds fruit
  • SummerSweet 5544
    Light green, striped, oblong, oval, 16 to 20 pounds fruit
  • SummerSweet 5244
    Light green, striped, round oval, 16 to 20 pounds fruit
  • Tri-X-313
    Light green, striped, round oval, 16 to 20 pounds fruit
  • Tri-X-Shadow
    Dark green, striped, round oval, 15 to 18 pounds fruit
  • Yellow Baby
    Light green, striped, round, 9 to 12 pounds fruit

• Recommended planting dates
  • South Missouri
    April 20 to May 15
  • Central Missouri
    May 1 to 20
  • North Missouri
    May 10 to 20

G6201, revised April 2000