WATERMELON PETITE YELLOW
£0.99
One of the earliest and sweetest watermelon we have trialled and we think the best tasting too. A delicious small icebox watermelon, 2-3 pounds each which makes it far better suited to European climates.
- Seed Count: 60
1309 in stock
WATERMELON PETITE YELLOW
Cultivation Advice WATERMELON PETITE YELLOW
Days to Germination: 5-7
Days To Harvest: 75 in warm conditions
Planting Depth: 1/2 to 1 inch
Spacing: 2 feet
Light: Sunny, Warm, Sheltered Location
- Prepare soil by digging and incorporating liberal amounts of well-rotted
- compost or farmyard manure over-winter.
- Watermelons thrive in a sunny, warm location
- Sow April to May 1cm (½in) deep, in 7cm (3.5in) pots of free-draining seed sowing mix.
- Place in a (propagator, airing cupboard) and keep at a temperature of around 20-25C (68-77F)
- until after germination, usually 5-7 days.
- When first true leaves develop, transplant into 13cm (5in) pots for a few weeks.
- Plant out 24 inches apart after carefully
- hardening off after all risk of frost in a warm sheltered position in full sun or for a more reliable crop under glass.
- Water regularly and feed with liquid fertilizer every 14 days.
- Pinch out growing point at the 4 leaf stage and train the laterals (side-shoots) along the row.
- Hand pollinate if required.
- At harvest time, tap the watermelon with your knuckles, and if it sounds hollow, it’s ripe.