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Biting into a juicy slice of fresh watermelon is an essential part of summer. You can hardly have a barbecue or picnic without including a platter of watermelon because it's sorefreshing on a hot day.

If you've always picked your watermelons from the supermarket, you're seriously missing out on flavor. Growing your own and letting them ripen in the sun is a must for any true watermelon fan; they'll have better flavor, and you can take one straight from your garden to your table.

All you need to get started is a sunny spot in your yard and a few seeds.

Watermelon

The first step in growing juicy and delicious watermelons is to choose the type you want to grow. There are three main kinds: Early season, main season, and seedless watermelons. Within those categories, you can choose flesh that's red, pink, yellow, or orange.

An early-season watermelon is sometimes called an icebox melon because it grows to a petite size that easily fits on a refrigerator shelf. It takes the shortest time to mature, about 70 to 75 days. A main-season wate

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