Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Watermelon

Release Date: 2/9/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-pi031-2013

Agriculture

Abstract

Florida is the only U.S. supplier of watermelons from December to April. Florida watermelons are harvested throughout the year, although the vast majority of production is harvested from May to July. This fact sheet profiles Florida watermelon crop production and pest management practices.

About this Publication

This document is CIR1236, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1999. Revised October 2000, July 2004, August 2013, July 2017, December 2021, and July 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Elwakil, W. M., & Mossler, M. A. (2013). Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Watermelon. EDIS, 2013(8). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi031-2013

Authors

Wael Elwakil

Contact

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, commercial fruit & vegetable production, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, Seffner, FL

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Nicholas Dufault

Specialist

University of Florida

professor, fungal plant disease management of field and vegetable crops, UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology, Gainesville, FL

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Joshua Freeman

former associate professor of horticultural sciences & vegetable specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

Mark A. Mossler

former assistant in, DPM, Pesticide Information Office, Department of Agronomy

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Disclaimers

The use of trade names in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. UF/IFAS does not guarantee or warranty the products named, and references to them in this publication do not signify our approval to the exclusion of other products of suitable composition.