Watermelon «Astrakhan» - mid-season variety, ripeness occurs 85-100 days after planting, 70-85 days from germination. High germination and productivity.
Classic oval-rounded striped watermelon, peel green or dark green with stripes. The pulp is red, tasty. Fruit weight 4-6 kg.
The most delicious and sweet fruits ripen in late August - early September. The grade differs in excellent tastes, it is well transported and stored. Resistant to anthracnose and powdery mildew.
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Watermelon is grown in open ground and greenhouses on light soils. Sowing in open ground is carried out at the end of May. Sowing seedlings - in late April, early May. When the threat of frost has passed, the seedlings are planted in the ground (at the age of 30-35 days, in the phase of 3-4 true leaves) according to the scheme 80x200 cm.
As the plants grow, they form into one stem, removing side shoots, and leaving 2-3 ovaries. Further care consists in watering, fertilizing and loosening.