Watermelon Candy Red
$3.30
Seed Count 30
Seed Count 30
Long light-coloured variety with sweet, deep pink flesh.
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Description
Features
- Heat tolerant
- Large fruit
- Disease resistant
Climate Guide
- Tropical & Sub-Tropical All Year Around
- Temperate Spring to Early Summer
- Cool Mid Spring to Early Summer
Seed Count
30
How to Grow
Position
Full sun
How
For early sowing, raise in pots of Yates Seed Raising Mix in a well-lit, protected spot. Transplant after 3-4 weeks. For direct sowing press 3-4 seeds into mounds of moist soil 1.5m apart. Later thin to the two strongest plants.
Care
Select a sunny, well-drained position with plenty of space to grow. Add compost and Yates Blood & Bone before planting. Keep well watered until fruit starts to ripen, then reduce watering to sweeten before picking. Harvest when underside turns yellow and the fruit gives a dull, hollow sound when tapped. Protect from snails and slugs with Yates Blitzem.
Hint
Great companion plant for corn. To reduce risk of disease keep leaves dry by watering at the base of plant or in the mornings.