Pumpkins and Watermelons

"Dylan" wrote in news:1149559712.034432.156480 @c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

Watermelon like sun, heat, and water (they are about 90% water). They do like their space, about a foot on each side of the vine. If you can keep most the plant in the sun (it ain't easy some times) they'll probably do well.

Puckdropper

Sow seeds _in_ a hill, not _on_ a hill.

Sowing 'in a hill' means three seeds close together, as opposed to sowing in a row (i.e., corn, beans, carrots), where the individual seeds are sown x inches apart.

For watermelon, sow 5 - 7 seeds in hills about 6' apart, then thin to leave the three best plants.

Seeds in a hill... x x x x x x x x.....6'...... x x

Seeds in a row... x x x x x x x