GreenlyWhen to plant watermelon in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City, watermelon: sow seedlings around 27 March for the greenhouse and around 17 April for open ground; plant into a greenhouse around 28 April; plant out into open ground around 19 May.
Last spring frost around 24 April, first autumn frost around 26 October. Frost-free days: 185 days.
The dates follow the Greenly calendar: open ground a week after the last frost once the soil is warm enough for the crop, frost-hardy crops three weeks before it, an unheated greenhouse three weeks earlier, seedlings sown so they are ready on the day. In a cold year allow a week or two more.