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When to Plant Watermelon in Tennessee
UT Extension gives one set of dates for watermelon for the whole state: spring planting runs May 1 to Jun 30.
Photo: Young watermelon plant in a garden. Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons
When to plant watermelon in your county
Every county uses the same statewide dates.
Mountain stream through fall foliage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Published dates for watermelon in Tennessee
| Type | Season | Region | Published dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermelon | spring | Tennessee (statewide) | Spring planting: 5/1 to 6/30 | W 346-B, p. 7, Table 5 |
More planting dates for Tennessee
Planting dates for each crop in Tennessee, from the UT Extension calendar.
Planting watermelon in Tennessee: questions
When do you plant watermelon in Tennessee?
UT Extension gives one set of dates for watermelon for the whole state: spring planting runs May 1 to Jun 30.
Can I plant watermelon in the fall in Tennessee?
The UT Extension calendar used here lists no fall window for watermelon.
How does frost timing change watermelon planting?
Spring windows follow the last frost and fall windows end before the first frost. See the Tennessee frost dates page for your county.
Where do these dates for watermelon come from?
W 346-B Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden – Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting.
Why do the dates differ by county?
One statewide set of dates applies to every county.
Photos: Young watermelon plant in a garden: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons; Fall foliage along the Bote Mountain Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Mountain stream through fall foliage in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Don Sniegowski, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Unripe green tomato on the plant: Microrao, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Long neat rows of green potato plants stretching across a farm field: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tall corn plants with golden tassels against a summer sky in a field: inkknife_2000, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Heads of lettuce in a garden bed: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.