Grow guide
How to grow Watermelon Blacktail Mountain
Citrullus lanatus
- Type
- Watermelon
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 70–75 days
- Spacing
- 36″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Vining
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Harvest As needed
- Mulch At transplant
Notes
Developed in northern Idaho by Glenn Drowns for cool climates; 6-12 lb dark-green fruits with very sweet scarlet flesh.
More watermelon varieties
Grows well nearby
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