{"id":1098,"date":"2013-03-09T11:21:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T11:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2017-06-09T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T11:22:42","slug":"growing-a-watermelon-planting-the-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/growing-a-watermelon-planting-the-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"GROWING A WATERMELON: PLANTING THE SEEDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So far in my year-long series chronicling my New Year\u2019s resolution to grow my own watermelon I\u2019ve revealed my plan to become an amateur farmer and shared some insight about how to grow my watermelon.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s entry, I put months of research into action by planting the seed(s) that will ultimately become my very first homegrown watermelon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3552\" title=\"pic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For my watermelon, I chose the Sugar Baby, a smaller icebox variety of watermelon that are relatively easy to grow and mature very quickly. The finished fruit will be around 10 pounds and eight inches in diameter with a very sweet taste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3551\" title=\"pic\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pic.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pic-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pic.jpg 934w\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I planted about six of the seeds in this pot and six more in another planter. I\u2019ll keep them both in the window sill of my kitchen for the next four to six weeks. During that time, the seeds should sprout. 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