I'm having surgery and my surgeon is a DO. What is the difference between a DO and an MD?. A physician who is a DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) is held to the same standards as an MD. They both attend four years of medical school and complete their training at the same residency programs.
1 Watermelon seeds need to germinate at a temperature over 70 degrees. 2  If you live in a cool climate, it might make sense to start them indoors a few weeks before the last frost, so you'll be able get the seedlings underway at the beginning of the growing season.
1 You can plant about ten seeds in each mound, in three groups of three to four seeds each. The groups are then spaced about a foot apart (30 cm).  In about a few weeks you can see which watermelon plants grow the strongest, and snip off the weaker ones, leaving only one seedling in each group.