Fruits· Citrullus lanatus
Large warm-season vine fruit. High water content, grown worldwide in tropical and temperate regions.
Watermelon suele estar listo para la cosecha unos 80 días después de la siembra.
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 13 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
Mejores tipos de suelo: sandy loam, loam
Rango de pH: 6 - 7 (óptimo: 6.5)
Drenaje: excellent
Plant on raised beds for drainage
Thump test: hollow sound indicates ripeness
Watermelon typically takes 80 days from planting to harvest. Seeds germinate in about 7 days. The best planting season is spring, summer.
Watermelon grows best in sandy loam, loam soil with a pH of 6-7. Excellent drainage is required.
Watermelon grows best at 24-32°C. Frost tolerance: none. Heat tolerance: high.
Across 124 countries with grounded data, reported national yields for Watermelon range from 560 to 336,550 kg/hectare, with a median of 24,475. These are national statistics, not a best-case figure — an individual farm's yield depends on variety, climate, soil and management.
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