{"product_id":"watermelon-crimson-sweet-seeds","title":"Watermelon - Crimson Sweet seeds","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWatermelon Crimson Sweet Seeds \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCitrullus lanatus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePack: 10 seeds, 10g (200 seeds), 25g (500 seeds)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatermelon Crimson Sweet has a tough medium green rind with dark-green stripes. Its fruit is nearly round, averaging 25 to 30 cm in diameter with an average weight of 11kg. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts flesh is bright, deep-red with high sugar content and relatively few small dark brown mottled seeds. This variety is resistant to FW1, FW2, AN1 \u0026amp; AN3 viruses, and it matures in 80 to 95 days. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare \u0026amp; Growing Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatermelons are warm-season annual vines and need a long warm season to mature. Watermelon needs plenty of room to grow as it sends out long vines. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart them early, if you can. In temperate areas, sow October - November, after all, the danger of frost; subtropical areas sow September - November; in tropical areas sow April - July, during the dry season. Sow directly where it is to grow 10 - 20mm deep, or start early in individual seedling pots; in\u003cstrong\u003e cool areas, bottom heat will be required. Seed germinates best at a soil temperature of 21 - 35° C. \u003c\/strong\u003eSeed will germinate in 7 - 14 days. Soil should be fertile, well-drained, with a pH of 6 - 6.5. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrepare your soil with compost and well-rotted manure; deep digging is beneficial. The soil needs to be well-drained. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpace rows 1.5 m apart with 1m between plants on raised mounds. Avoid over-watering once the fruit is nearly ripe, as this will make for a bland flavoured watermelon (also too much rain). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlide a flat piece of wood underneath ripening fruit on the ground to avoid rotting from contact with wet soil—harvest when the melon slips easily from the stem. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest in 10-16 weeks. Compatible with (can grow beside) Sweetcorn, Sunflowers. And avoid growing close to Potatoes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Happy Valley Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pack: 10 Seeds","offer_id":39648640925786,"sku":"V-793","price":2.63,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10g (200 seeds)","offer_id":45847301095736,"sku":"BW-V-793_10g","price":11.43,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25g (500 seeds)","offer_id":39648640958554,"sku":"BW-V-793_25g","price":30.79,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/5416\/2522\/products\/watermelon-crimson-sweet-seeds-800312.jpg?v=1702271916","url":"https:\/\/www.happyvalleyseeds.com.au\/products\/watermelon-crimson-sweet-seeds","provider":"Happy Valley Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}