Content
- How exactly do watermelon and co. Grow?
- Appearance and growing season of watermelon
- Different varieties for different cultivation locations
- Prefer melon plants and plant
- Tips & Tricks
How exactly do watermelon and co. Grow?
Watermelons are botanically among the cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae), therefore, the plants grow very similar to those of pumpkins. In a warm location, the shoots can show amazing growth during the summer season.
Appearance and growing season of watermelon
The plants of the watermelon creep along the ground with their long tendrils, but they also tend to rise when they find a suitable trellis, net or another climbing possibility. It is always the principle in the foreground, with the large leaves as much sunlight and thus to be able to absorb energy. The leaves of the plants are feathered in contrast to pumpkin leaves, but otherwise resemble them in growth form and size. Watermelons need a lot of heat and light because of their descent from African areas. Therefore, they must be preferred in this country in spring ideally in a pot on the windowsill, if they are to produce fully ripe fruits in the field by late summer or autumn.
Different varieties for different cultivation locations
Although there are hundreds of varieties of watermelon around the world, Crimson Sweet and Sugar Baby have become the staples of commercial cultivation. Due to its high weight of up to 15 kilograms per fruit, the former variety is usually only available from the following European countries:
The smaller Sugar Baby can be found almost year-round as an import fruit in the shops. It is also perfect for cultivation in the greenhouse, as the plants can also tend to rise there and the small fruits can also ripen hanging from it.
Prefer melon plants and plant
So that the young plants of the watermelon can be planted starting from May, the seeds should be sowed approximately in middle of April at room temperature. It is ideal to sow in rotting pots, because the roots of the young plants are very sensitive and can be spared during planting.
Tips & Tricks
Although watermelons are often considered a fruit due to their sweet taste, botanically, it is actually a vegetable due to the annual dying of all plant parts.
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