The invention discloses a method for planting water melons. The method includes the following steps that in land selecting and seedling growing, sandy loam soil with loose soil texture is selected, seedling growing transplanting is adopted for planting of the water melons, nutritional soil is prepared, according to the proportion of the nutritional soil, 1/3 burned soil and 2/3 small and broken rice are used, then a nutrition bag or nutrition cup is used for containing the soil, 2 days before seeding, the nutritional soil is thoroughly drenched with clear water, and sterilizing is conducted with a small quantity of a Bordeaux mixture with the proportion being 1:1:100; a small arch greenhouse is set up, horizontal slope type planting ridges are made, the gradient is 55 degrees, and the interval between every two planting ridges is 140 cm. According to the method for planting the water melons, firstly, through soil fertilizer application, the structure of the soil can be improved, nutrients of the soil can be supplemented, the fertility of the soil can be enhanced, meanwhile, economic incomes can be increased, secondly, early-stage input can be well reduced, operation is easier, finally, contact between melons and fruits and soil can be reduced, the effects of keeping moisture and restraining weed growth can be realized, and better application prospects are realized.