Growing watermelon in the garden

The necessary conditions for cultivation

The wild form of the watermelon, the tsamma melon, originally comes from hot regions of Africa. Since the pulp of these melons tastes bitter, mainly theirs are still today Seeds roasted in fat or ground into flour. Also the bredYield varieties Like the original form, the watermelon need a lot of light and warmth to grow. So that you can also do so in our latitudes ripe fruits reap, you must have the season outdoors or in Glasshouse Use it from the beginning to the end if possible.

Prefer watermelons on the windowsill

When moving forward and the later Planting out the watermelons There are a few things you should keep in mind for a successful harvest:

• the sensitivity of the roots of young watermelon plants
• the slow transition from the room into the blazing sunlight
• the danger of Nudibranchs in the garden

Since young watermelons are very sensitive to pricking, they should be placed in spring pots or in rotting pots if possible

Growing potssown and planted with them. In addition, the young plants must not be planted unprotected from the window sill in full sun on sunny days. It is better to get them used to the strength of the sunlight slowly by leaving the pots in the garden for a few hours at a time. Young melon plants are a delicacy for nudibranchs, which is why you should use strong Snail infestation provide protective measures such as chopped straw around the plants should.

Harvest ripe fruits at the right time

If you have moved the plants in good time and planted them in a sufficiently warm location, you will recognize them Fully ripe fruits from the fact that the plant parts of the watermelon turn brown in autumn before the first frost and die. The degree of ripeness can also be recognized by the sound of the watermelons and the yellow color at their contact point.

Tips & Tricks

From a botanical point of view, watermelons should not actually be used as a fruit, but as a vegetables must be considered, since all parts of the plant with the exception of the fruits die off when they ripen.

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