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Melon Ethiopian: description
Melon Ethiopka is a well-known variety that is in great demand. It is famous for its bright taste and neat presentation. Let’s consider how to distinguish a plant from other varieties and what are its advantages.
Detailed description of the “Ethiopka” variety melon
The Ethiopka variety is considered early and is capable of developing not only in warm, but also in a rather cool climate, which does not have frost. The culture is easy to grow in a garden or in a spacious tub, the ripening period is 2-2,5 months after the first shoots have appeared above the soil. Propagated by seeds.
Melon “Ethiopka” is distinguished by its appearance and sweet taste
It is easy to distinguish from the rest: the surface of the sandy berry is visually divided into large slices. Its appearance resembles a small pumpkin, but by the standards of other representatives of the culture, this variety is quite large. The skin is rough and thick, but at the same time elastic – a significant advantage over other varieties in terms of safe transportation. The leaves of the plant resemble the shape of a heart.
Under the thick skin lies a juicy, sweet white pulp that exudes a dizzying aroma. A large number of seeds are based in the middle of the berry.
What you need to know to grow fruit
When self-cultivating Ethiopka melon, remember that the variety is thermophilic. Residents of the southern regions have the opportunity to immediately plant seeds directly in open ground, but summer residents from cooler places will have to resort to the seedling method.
The planting process is simple:
- It is necessary to pre-prepare the seeds by selecting damaged and damaged specimens.
- The remaining material is disinfected using a liquid concentration of potassium permanganate, it is important that the solution is weak and the seeds spend no more than 40 minutes in it.
- After soaking, the seedlings are washed under warm running water.
- The clean material is placed in water at room temperature for about 24 hours.
- After the recommended time has elapsed, the kernels are removed, which have sunk to the bottom of the container with liquid. Floated – thrown out.
After the listed manipulations of the kernel, the variety is ready for planting in the ground.
In order to get juicy fruits, it is necessary to plant seedlings in loose, fertile soil, 4-5 seeds per hole. The culture responds favorably to the maximum amount of sunlight and feeding with complex mineral fertilizers.
The cultivation of delicacies does not require a dramatic investment of time and hard-to-find improvised means; if the conditions considered are observed, the plant pleases the owners with large, sweet fruits.