I plant mine in rows and water with soaker hoses. I have had real good luck
this way, but have never tried it any other way, so I dont know any better.

Also, if you water them too much when they are ripening, they will split.
Have fun. Dwayne

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I plan on growing melons this year, and have heard it's a good idea to
plant them in small mounds of dirt. I happen to water my garden with
a drip line, which is buried an inch or two beneath the soil surface.
This being the case, wouldn't planting the seeds in a mound prevent
the seeds from getting water?

The mounds warm quicker than the surrounding soil giving you a jump on
germination and growth.
Once they have a few leaves they will have roots enough to reach the
water.