Sugar baby watermelons are about 20cm long and are very sweet and refreshing.
-20% | €3.76 |
-15% | €4 |
-10% | €4.23 |
-7.5% | €4.35 |
-5% | €4.47 |
The sugar baby watermelons measure about 20cm and are very sweet and refreshing.
Family : Cucurbitaceae
Latin name : Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. And Nakaï
Genus type : reproducible seeds
Weight : 0,5 g
Sowing and harvesting schedule:
Soil care: soil rich in organic matter.
Exposure: sunny.
Sowing: 2 cm deep, in a bucket or directly, in 3-seed stacks. Thin out by keeping one plant every 90 cm and 130 cm between rows. Transplant in the garden after the last frosts.
Raising: in 7 to 10 days in ground with 25°C.
Watering: copious watering. Think of mulching your plants in order to preserve the humidity of the ground. One week before the harvest, stop the watering, the excess of water can cause the cracking.
Harvest: when the fruit is heavy and resounds when tapped.
Preservation: whole, it can be kept for a week in the air, avoid too much heat otherwise it will continue to ripen. Cut, it can be kept for 5 days in a cool place in the vegetable bin.
Origin: the culture of the watermelon is very old and attested in ancient Egypt.