Watermelons

What is summer without a watermelon – or five! Summer’s ultimate fruit crop! Nothing impresses like a well-grown watermelon.

Similar to melons, they are pretty intolerant of cultivation around the vines, so if you have to, do so carefully. Vine-ripened watermelons have the sweetest taste.

Best directly seeded after the last frost. There is really no need to start them indoors as they grow very quickly. Plant three seeds on a hill every 1.5-1.8 m in single rows.

Watermelons need loose fertile soil with lots of organic matter, full sun, and heat for a good crop. Best directly seeded after the last frost. There is really no need to start them indoors as they grow very quickly. Sow 3 seeds on a hill every 1.5-1.8m, then thin to the strongest seedling.

The sweetest, best-tasting melons have concentrated flavour because they are not overwatered. That said, a regular watering regime is important – a deep watering 3 times per week is adequate. Irregular watering causes fruits to crack and split, especially when the plants are dry for a number of days and then heavy rains set in. Plants watered regularly are more likely to tolerate heavy rains without splitting.


All Sweet Watermelon

All Sweet Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus An excellent heirloom variety and a real winner in the garden, producing love..

R30.27

Black Diamond Watermelon

Black Diamond Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusAn old heirloom variety that is a prolific producer of large, oblong, dark green-sk..

R30.27

Blacktail Mountain

Blacktail Mountain

Citrullus lanatusWatermelons, summer and kids go hand in hand. These are superb little “personal” wa..

R32.20

Charleston Grey Watermelon

Charleston Grey Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusOne for the books! We once impressed a friend who was bemoaning the fact that a sin..

R30.27

Chris Cross Watermelon

Chris Cross Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusAn heirloom from Montrose, Iowa. This variety is a result of a cross between Hawksb..

R30.27

Congo Watermelon

Congo Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus The perfect watermelon for the home or market gardener. Long, intensely red-f..

R30.27

Cream of Saskatchewan

Cream of Saskatchewan

Citrullus lunatus A Livingseeds field staff favourite. These watermelons have an unusual cream / ..

R30.27

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

A stunner, Crimson Sweet is a productive watermelon that has a very high (12%) sugar content with a ..

R30.27

Desert King

Desert King

Citrullus lunatus Simply outstanding, especially in hot environments. Desert King is well known f..

R21.85

Garrisonian Watermelon

Garrisonian Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus This variety is from South Carolina, USA. The vigorous plants produce large elonga..

R30.27

Georgia Rattlesnake

Georgia Rattlesnake

Citrullus lunatus This variety has been grown and traded for close on 200 years, that in itself s..

R30.27

Golden Honey Watermelon

Golden Honey Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusA very rare heirloom and open pollinated variety. Deliciously sweet and juicy yello..

R30.27

Golden Midget Watermelon

Golden Midget Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusThe Golden Midget Watermelon is a beautiful little watermelon that tells you when i..

R30.27

Jubilee Bush Watermelon

Jubilee Bush Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusA bush variety which produces oblong fruits that have a yellow-green rind and dark ..

R30.27

Kleckley's Sweet Watermelon

Kleckley's Sweet Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusA.k.a. Monte Cristo. Bred by WA Kleckley in the 1880s and commercially introduced b..

R30.27

Klondike Blue Ribbon Striped Watermelon

Klondike Blue Ribbon Striped Watermelon

Citrullus lunatus Bred in the early 1900's this award winning watermelon is exceptionally tasty, ..

R30.27

Maketaan

Maketaan

Citrullus lanatus A firm favourite in many homes. The Maketaan is also known for the fine jam and..

R30.27

Moon and Stars Red Watermelon

Moon and Stars Red Watermelon

Citrullus lunatus An old Amish variety that was almost lost to home gardeners. This is one of the..

R30.27

Moon and Stars Yellow Watermelon

Moon and Stars Yellow Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus Introduced in 1925 this exceptional watermelon is fast becoming one of the most..

R30.27

Peacock Improved Watermelon

Peacock Improved Watermelon

Citrullus lanatusA tough vining watermelon with dark green oval fruits. The slightly tough rind encl..

R30.27

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