Watermelon Sweet Red F1

Sweet and crisp, red-flesh watermelon produced on vigorous vines. Highly uniform with respect to fruit size, shape and maturity, the oblong fruit mature at 8-12kg under ideal growing conditions. Grow in a sunny, well drained spot with good airflow to keep the vine free of disease.

There are several key indicators that will give you a pretty good idea of ripeness.

1.      Ground Spot – The underside of the watermelon where the fruits rests on the ground is known as the “ground spot”. This spot should turn from a creamy/white colour to a nice buttery yellow when the melon is mature. The colour should be a deep yellow not a creamy yellow.

2.      Tendril – the tendril on the vine directly opposite where the fruit stem joins the vine is a good indicator of ripeness. If the tendril is green the melon is not ripe. If the tendril is withered, dried and brown the melon is mature.

Patches of webbing on fruit and a hollow sound when tapping fruit are thought by some to be other indicators of fruit ripeness.