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rhines81 · February 10, 2017

For a home garden anything over 2 watermelon plants is nuts (IMO) unless you can eat 20 pounds of melon a day or are growing it to give away. I would allow a 4 ft x 4 ft area per plant.
After you harvest your 3rd melon with more on the way, you'll probably start running out of storage for them unless your family is a watermelon eating machine.

February 10, 2017	#5
rhines81 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Zone 5A, Poconos Posts: 959	For a home garden anything over 2 watermelon plants is nuts (IMO) unless you can eat 20 pounds of melon a day or are growing it to give away. I would allow a 4 ft x 4 ft area per plant. After you harvest your 3rd melon with more on the way, you'll probably start running out of storage for them unless your family is a watermelon eating machine.