Watermelon «Firefly» - the variety is medium-late, from germination to the beginning of fruit ripening 80 - 108 days. The fruits are rounded, white in color, with barely noticeable light green stripes, the surface is smooth, sometimes slightly segmented. The bark is of medium thickness (11 - 14 mm). The flesh is dark pink, grainy, juicy, very sweet. The weight of the average fetus is 5.5 kg. Transportability is good.
The fruits contain 11.0 - 14.0% dry matter, 10.0 - 12.0% sugars, 9.2 mg / 100 g of vitamin C.
The variety is drought-resistant, resistant to bacteriosis and relatively resistant to anthracnose.
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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.