[mom-from-missouri]

I grow them every year. Often the seeds from store watermelon wont grow. Keep them away from other vines, as they will try to cross pollante, and you end up with weird stuff. They like lots of sun, and lots of water. If it gets really hot, they may dry rot on you (heat from the dark ground reflects up and rots the bottom of the fruit-tomotoes get it too). so you may need to mulch under the plant and melon with some hay or straw. They can go everywhere, but that means more to eat! They don't survive the winter, so you don't have to worry that they will take over after a couple of years.