AGRICULTURAL NEWS - Rows should be spaced about 2m apart; this distance can vary slightly according to the cultivar and the equipment used for cultivation and weed control.
In-row spacing should be between 50cm and 80cm. With cheap, open pollinated varieties, closer spacing to increase yield will do no harm.
If you are starting planting early in the season, it’s a good idea to use pre-germinated seeds.
In this case, plant the seeds in moist soil so as not to damage the emerging root. The seed is usually placed about 2cm deep.
Two varieties
Seedless watermelons (triploids) must be planted with normal diploid watermelons to ensure enough pollen, as seedless varieties produce little or no pollen.
Plant a pollinator variety at each end of the land, then alternate two rows of the seedless variety with one row of normal diploids.
