Fruit

Watermelon

📍 Ghana

Click a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.

Sow Harvest

Sow

Jan – Dec

Harvest

Jan – Dec

Growing period

70 - 80 days

Seeding rate

2 - 3 seedlings/ha

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Harvest — this part of the plant

Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .

Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .

Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.

Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .

Local note

Based on similar agro-ecological conditions in another country — confirm with local extension.

Where Watermelon grows in Ghana

other

Rain forest zone

Area: 84 000 km2. Annual rainfall: 1150- 2000 mm. Rainy seasons: (1) Main season: March-August; (2) Minor season: September-November

other

Transitional zone

Cover regions north of the forest zone. Altitude: 120 - 275m. Soil: Rainfall/annum: 1000-1300mm. Rainy seasons: (1) Main season: April-August; (2) Minor season: September-November

Looking for another crop? Browse the full Ghana crop calendar or the Watermelon guide for other countries.