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How to Grow Watermelon: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

A sprawling summer vine wanting heat and space, hand-pollinated in poor weather and cut when the tendril by the fruit dries.

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

Sow / plantGrowingHarvest

Guides

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Pests and diseases (43)

Problems recorded for this plant, most serious first.

Bacterial Spot

OccasionalDisease

Small water-soaked spots appear on the leaves, later turning brown with yellowing around them. Fruit develops water-soaked or scabby spots from which rot spreads.

Gummy Stem BlightFusarium Wilt of CucurbitsCucurbit Leaf BeetleWatermelon Mosaic VirusCucumber Green Mottle MosaicAnthracnoseVine OvergrowthSunscaldFruit CrackingBlossom End RotZucchini Yellow MosaicMelon Yellow Spot VirusPowdery MildewLate BlightCucumber Mosaic VirusSclerotinia RotSouthern BlightRoot-knot NematodeVerticillium WiltLeaf SpotDowny MildewNecrotic SpotFusarium WiltPhomopsis Root RotManganese ToxicityMosaic DiseaseSlime MoldBacterial Fruit BlotchFruit Rot DisorderFruit Soft RotPlant-parasitic NematodesSilver MottleCharcoal RotFusarium Wilt and Damping-offCottony LeakGreen Mottle MosaicBacterial WiltBacterial Brown SpotBrown RotSoftening DisorderChlorotic NecrosisBlack Dot Root Rot

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