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Starting Seedless Watermelons: Heat Mat, Pollinizers, and Pollinators

Seedless watermelons need very warm soil to germinate. Start seeds indoors on a heat mat. Transplant strongest seedlings. You must also plant a seeded “pollinizer” variety nearby. Attract bees with salvia, phlox, zinnia, and bee balm interplanted.

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