When is the harvest time for the delicious melon?

When can you expect fruits?

The flowers of the pear melon, also known as pepino, are fertilized by wind, insects or self-pollination. So the harvest will not fail because of that.

The weather, on the other hand, tips the scales. The temperatures decide whether the plant, which comes from South America, will even set fruit in our latitudes. There will be summers when the yield is modest or there is nothing to harvest at all.

• May only leave the winter quarters above 10 degrees Celsius
• she needs summer with 10 to 30 ° C to live
• but only warm nights allow them to produce fruit
• it must be at least several nights in a row. Be 18 degrees Celsius warm

Maturation period

The fruits need three months before they are fully ripe for consumption. This is how long you should stay on the bush. In order for the ripening to proceed according to the schedule, the conditions offered should be as ideal as possible. Above all, a sunny location and a well-drained soil are indispensable if you want to harvest richly.

Harvest time

The long ripening time of the pear melon means that it is harvested late. The time span extends from late summer to early autumn. Hibernating Pear melons have to move into winter quarters at single-digit temperatures.

In bad years, the move may have to take place in September. It is possible that not all fruits have been harvested yet. not ripe yet. You can stay tuned and move with the plant. Part of the harvest will have to be done in the winter quarters.

The signs of maturity

Each fruit can be up to 20 cm long and weigh 300 grams. But only pick a pear melon if it also has the following characteristics:

• it smells sweet and aromatic
• gives way to light pressure
• the color has changed
• is yellow or light green with purple stripes depending on the variety