Why it is not always possible to grow watermelons in the garden: we tell the reasons for the failures, share our personal experience of growing

The most delicious watermelon is the one that is plucked in a state of full biological ripeness. But, alas, in this state it is impossible to transport it.

Those watermelons that are sold in retail and markets are plucked in an unripe state. That is why we sow the watermelons ourselves. In the garden, they grow a little smaller, but they are very tasty and juicy.

It is much more difficult to grow a good watermelon in the garden than in the field.

Watermelon does not like old depleted soil, on which potatoes and various vegetables are endlessly grown.

Watermelon loves crop rotation, nutrient-rich soils, adequate moisture, sun and wind.

Not all varieties work well in vegetable gardens. Some do not want to grow at all, or form very small fruits.

Try to grow only early maturing varieties and heterotic hybrids. From the earliest ripening varieties, new heterotic hybrids of the breeding company Lucky Seed stand out.

The fruits of watermelons are different in terms of ripening, size, shape, the color of the pulp is especially striking.

Fruits are tasty and healing not only with red and pink pulp, but also with creamy and even white pulp.

From the group of mid-season watermelons, we grow a variety Treasure. This variety was created by crossing two Russian varieties of whole-leaved and Astrakhan.

Variety Treasure it is distinguished by high drought resistance and endurance. It looks round with a beautiful pattern, the genes of which he "borrowed" from the Astrakhansky variety. Its seeds are large and black, and the leaves are large, not dissected.

If you look closely at the photograph, you can see a lot of cells without a microscope! This is the real ripeness of the watermelon.

We grow watermelons in two ways: seedling and direct sowing of dry seeds into the ground.

In summer, during heavy rains, root rot may appear on the bastan. To avoid it, despite the rain conditions, you need to continuously loosen the soil, at least directly near the plants, so that air flows to the roots.

Oddly enough, an ordinary knife comes to the rescue in such conditions where there is no access to a hoe or cultivator.