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title: "This is my first time growing watermelons., should I thin them out?…"
description: "This is my first time growing watermelons., should I thin them out? They are rapidly growing and I do not know what to do. Help plz🙏🏽 I don’t want to kill…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Rhonda"
published: "2026-08-31T17:50:15.748607Z"
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# This is my first time growing watermelons., should I thin them out?…

_Posted by Rhonda on 2026-08-31_

This is my first time growing watermelons., should I thin them out? They are rapidly growing and I do not know what to do. Help plz🙏🏽 I don’t want to kill them.

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## 2 comments

### Amateur plant mama commented on 2026-08-31

Mine took over my yard last year out of the planter box and everything. I just let them run free. Got tons of melons.

#### Brittany replied on 2026-09-01

Yeah I’ve never thinned mine. This is gorgeous 😍

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