Watermelon: Right time of sowing and high yielding varieties

Before cultivating watermelon, it is very important to know about the right time of sowing and high yielding varieties. If you want to cultivate watermelon this season then read this post carefully. From here you can get information about the suitable time for sowing according to different regions.

right time of sowing

• In plains, sow watermelon in the month of February.

• If you want to sow it in hilly areas, then it is done in the month of March to April.

• It should be sown on the banks of rivers in the month of November to January.

high yielding varieties

• Durgapur Meetha: This watermelon is round and light green in colour. Each fruit weighs 7 to 8 kg. First harvesting of fruits can be done 123 days after sowing. The fruit yield ranges from 160 to 200 quintals per acre of field.

• Arka Manik: Watermelons of this variety are round and oval in shape. The fruits have dark green stripes. Each fruit weighs about 6 kg. It is in high demand due to its delicious taste and good storage capacity. About 200 quintals of fruits are obtained per acre of land.

• W-19 : This variety is suitable for cultivation in high temperature. The fruits of this sweet-tasting variety have light colored stripes. It takes 75 to 80 days for the fruits to mature. It gives 160 to 200 quintals per acre of land.

• Sugar Baby: Fruits of this variety range from 2 to 5 kg. The shape of the fruit is round. The fruits are light colored with stripes on them. It takes about 85 days to ripen the fruits of this variety. 160 to 200 quintals of fruits can be obtained by cultivating per acre of land.

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  We hope that the information given in this post will prove to be important for you. By cultivating these varieties, you can also get a higher yield of watermelon. If you liked this information, then like this post and also share it with other farmer friends. So that other farmer friends can also take advantage of this information. Ask us your questions related to this through comments.