Seeds of watermelon "Galaxy", 1 g

A popular variety from medium -angle varietal groups such as Crimson Sweet. The first fruits ripen about 70-75 days from seedlings. This is only 5-7 days later than early-ripening varieties. Plants are medium -fibrous, with a well -developed sheet apparatus. Stably bear fruit not only in the south, but also in the conditions of the north and north-west of the middle strip, under the film. The fruits are rounded, with an average weight of 3-5 kg ​​(in the south, the weight of the berry can reach 12 kg). A saturated red, juicy pulp has a fine-grained (sugar) structure. The taste is great. Fruits retain commodity qualities for 20 days after removing. Sowing for seedlings in early May. The planting of seedlings in open ground in late May-early June (30-35 days after the shoots, in the phase of 3-4 of these leaves). The landing scheme is 100x100 cm. In the southern regions, it can be grown by direct sowing in the ground in April-May. When growing under film shelters, the plants are formed in one stem (all side shoots are removed to a height of 50 cm, the subsequent are pinched above 1-3 leaf), tied to the trellis (fruits must be suspended in the grids). It is possible to grow in free culture in disorder. For good growth and abundant fruiting, plants need timely watering, regular weeding, loosening and top dressing with mineral fertilizers.