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Crimson Sweet is extremely early ripening watermelon variety and is therefore also suitable for outdoor cultivation in our latitudes. Round-oval fruits are striped green on the outside, the flesh is rich, bright red with a wonderful sweet taste. Ideal as a snack, for desserts or as a low-calorie thirst quencher on hot summer days. Fruit weight is about 5 to 10 kg.
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Sowing: from April till May; pre-cultivation; optimal soil temperature 25°C
Planting: from mid-May in greenhouse; in protected outdoor locations;
need warm day and night temperature (over 10° C), can be covered with fleece
Germination temperature: 25 – 30°C
Distances: 100 x 30-50 cm
Required quantity of seeds: 200 seeds or 5-10 g/acre
Sowing depth: approx. 2-3 cm
Thousand seeds mass: 20-45g
Propagator: AMA, ARC, JAN, MOM, PAN, RFE, ROS, RUL
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