The invention discloses a method for growing watermelons. The method includes the steps of processing seeds and accelerating germination, sowing and raising seedlings, applying base fertilizer on the whole land, transplanting the seedlings, performing field management, harvesting and the like. The method for growing watermelons is easy to operate, convenient to manage, good in growth vigor of watermelons, high in disease resistance, uniform in result nature and high in yield, the yield per mu can reach 4000 kg to 5000 kg, the watermelons are large, good in quality, high in sugar content, bright in flesh color, delicate in flesh and high in water content and commodity value, and therefore the method has great significance for increasing income of melon farmers.