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Description

Appearance of ordinary watermelon, yellow flesh, taste of ice cream.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.

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ICE CREAM WATERMELON

ICE CREAM WATERMELON. 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 . Has a slight tendency to crack when ripe or when you try to cut the fruits, but it never last long enough to worry. Can be grown outside in a warm, sheltered and sunny location, but for the most reliable crops under glass is best.

Cultivation Advice ICE CREAM WATERMELON

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.

when to pick

Ripe watermelons have several characteristics:
1. There is a "whisker" on the branch above each watermelon. When it wilts, the melon is ripe;
2. The stripes are thick and cracked;
3. There is no fuzz on the melon vines and melons;
4. The skin of the melon on the ground turns yellow.