Watermelon

[raj_bhadri]

Dear Friends,

I want to cultivate watermelon in black soil. Is it possible may I get good yeild?

Thanks,
Bhadri

 

[kirti s]

Dear Sir

Watermelons grow best on a sandy loam soil, although yields on clay soils can be increased by mulching raised planting rows with black plastic film. plant seed 1 inch deep in hills spaced 6 feet apart. Allow 7 to 10 feet between rows. After the seedlings are established, thin to the best three plants per hill. Plant single transplants 2 to 3 feet apart or double transplants 4 to 5 feet apart in the rows.