How to grow a watermelon
Cultivation of vegetables and fruits:
How to grow watermelons
How to grow a watermelon:
Watermelon cultivation method Watermelon is a summer fruit that grows and extends its leaves, and its fruits - circular in shape - above the surface of the soil.
Watermelon grows in the summer after a hundred days of planting it, and it can be enjoyed by peeling it and eating it as it is or in the form of juice.
Watermelon consists of ninety percent of water and ten percent of sugar, and it is considered one of the fruits that provide the body with energy and recovery in hot summer days, quenches the body and protects it from dehydration, and helps to lose weight, as the number of calories in watermelon is very few.
Watermelon planting advertisement You must choose good quality seeds before planting them, and you can dry any seeds of any type of watermelon that tastes delicious, but the seeds must dry under the sun or in a dry place with good ventilation and stored for the next planting season.
If the climate tends to be cold in the place where watermelon is to be planted, it is recommended to plant watermelon seeds in a pot indoors for a month, then replant it outside.
Plow the land before planting:
Seeds and not leaving any clumps of mud, or removing any obstacles because the seeds need good ventilation.
Plant the seeds in small hills that drain the water better and are exposed to the heat of the sun for a longer period, because watermelon seeds need at least six hours of sun per day.
He put every three grains in a hole that was only three centimeters deep.
Leave a distance of one meter or more, unless the type of watermelon planted is small.
Spray a few natural insecticides to keep the plant from getting damaged.
Cover the seeds with gauze or a cover that protects the seeds from insects and birds, and leave them until the flowers grow.
When the flowers grow, they are somewhat different, because they must be pollinated in order for the fruit to grow, so bees and butterflies must be left without disturbing them in order to pollinate the plant.
Watermelon harvest:
When harvesting a watermelon, you must first make sure that it is ripe by following these steps:
Hit the watermelon with your fingertips, and if the sound is hollow, then it is ripe.
The color of the base of the ripe watermelon is yellowish, while the unripe is white, and by the base we mean the side on which the watermelon grew.
If the vein attached to the plant is dry, this means that the watermelon is ripe, and it must be cut with a sharp knife close to the fruit.
Watermelon can be stored for ten days if it is whole, but if it is cut from it, it will remain in good condition for three to four days in the refrigerator, but it must be covered well with nylon bags.
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