Watermelon Striped Klondike Blue Ribbon
Watermelon Striped Klondike Blue Ribbon. A delicious, very sweet and large 20-30 pound watermelon with thin and rough rind, with light green with narrow dark-green stripes. The interior is deep red, very sweet, and crisp. Resistant to Fusarium wilt, Anthracnose. Ready for harvest about 85-90 days after seeding in warm conditions. Can be grown outside in a warm, sheltered and sunny location, but for the most reliable crops under glass is best.
Cultivation Advice Watermelon Striped Klondike Blue Ribbon
- Type: Annual
- Temperature Required: 20 – 25 c
- Time to Germinate: 5 -10 Days
- Days to Maturity: 85-95 Days
- Position/ Light: Full Sun and 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.
