SOIL

To grow watermelons, the soil needs to be rich, tending to acidic, and not dry. This is a crop that needs water and nutrients. Like many plants, the watermelon does not like standing water, as this will cause the roots to rot, which is why the soil needs to be prepared with deep digging over and fertilised with manure, compost or poultry litter. Watermelons love a richly fertilised soil.

SOWING

To grow watermelons, the soil needs to be rich, tending to acidic, and not dry. This is a crop that needs water and nutrients. Like many plants, the watermelon does not like standing water, as this will cause the roots to rot, which is why the soil needs to be prepared with deep digging over and fertilised with manure, compost or poultry litter. Watermelons love a richly fertilised soil.

IRRIGATION AND FERTILISATION

It is essential to guarantee sufficient water to watermelons; they need to be watered frequently during germination and planting out. As the plants grow, they need increasing amounts of water since the roots do not go down to any great depth. We do not water just before harvesting, however, so as not to water down the flavour of the fruit.

PLANT PROTECTION

Watermelon can be affected by various diseases. The most harmful are viral, followed by several types of fungi. As far as viruses are concerned, it is necessary to prevent them by careful checks of the equipment used and keeping aphids under control using natural remedies. If we kill the insects that pollinate the plants, then we risk having no fruit.