Citrillus Lanatus – 20 seeds.       

Water melon isn’t something that is typically grown here in the UK but with lots of love and protection in the early stage followed by lots of water and a nice warm greenhouse or very sheltered spot you can have a successful, albeit small, harvest of water melons!

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Sow the seeds on their side in the spring at 21°c. Pot the seedlings on as required and plant into the greenhouse in May. The plants will need lots of water and should be fed like tomatoes. Insects are needed for pollination. Water melons should be ready to harvest in September and October.

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