Watermelon "Foton"

Watermelon "Photon".
Reliable, early ripening variety: 82-105 days from germination to fruiting.
The plants are long-climbing, the leaf blade is medium-dissected. Female flowers are bisexual and dioecious.
The average weight of marketable fruits is 2-4 kg. The shape of the fruit is elongated-round, slightly ribbed. The background color is green, the pattern is in the form of dark green spiny stripes of medium width.
The bark is thick. The pulp is very tender, red, and has excellent taste. The seeds are medium, black.
Designed for cultivation in film greenhouses and in open ground.
Value of the variety: early ripening, rapid ripening, resistance to low temperatures, excellent taste.
Sowing seedlings at the end of April. Planting seedlings at the end of May - beginning of June at the age of 30-35 days. The plants are tied to a trellis, all side shoots are removed to a height of 50 cm, and subsequent shoots are pinched over 1-3 leaves. It is possible to grow in a free culture spread out. Watering is moderate, especially during the period of fruit ripening.
Planting pattern: 70x150 cm.
Productivity: 7-7.5 kg/m2.