Don’t give up eating watermelon every day
Watermelon is the essential summer fruit.
That’s why we can’t stop talking about it, before you start your holidays.
There are many ways to eat watermelon: in a smoothie, in a salad, in soup or glaced, or even sliced in its natural form.
Ninety-five percent of its composition is water, but we cannot forget its contribution in vitamins A and E, antioxidants and lycopenes.
And all this, with just over 6 grams of sugar per 100. A sweetness to match any diet.
You can start growing the seeds in February.
Then plant it in May.
It needs a minimum of five hours of sun to develop.
If you decide to plant it at home, we recommend that you use the best organic seeds you can find.
This will save you a lot of effort during sowing.
It is also important that you use one of the varieties from your area.
These are already adapted to the climate and are less exposed to pests and diseases.
It is a creeping plant, so it is important to ensure that the fruit does not come into direct contact with the soil.
You can mulch it with a small amount of mulch to help maintain humidity.
We are not going to deceive you, this plant requires abundant watering, but we recommend drip irrigation, so that nothing is wasted.
You can combine watermelon growing with some of these other foods: Leek, onion, garlic, spinach, cabbage, beans, corn, peas or lettuce.
We encourage you to write us some of your best recipes with this fruit, we will publish the most original one in our recent posts.