PlantsVegetables & Roots
Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Sprawling melon for a large hot bed
AdvancedVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- Vine 8–12 ft
- Spacing
- 4 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Fruit Aug–Sep
- How it spreads
- Annual vine
- What to buy
- Short-season transplants.
- When to plant
- Same window as melon: out in early June.
In the design
Icebox types are the ones that finish in zone 6a.
If you eat it
Ripe fruit
Wash the rind.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
