How to tend a Citrullus lanatus

Also known as: Momordica lanata Thunb., Anguria citrullus (L.) Mill., Citrullus anguria (Duches.) Hara, Citrullus aquosus Schur, Citrullus battich Forssk., Citrullus afrorum Schrad., Citrullus chodospermus Fal. & Dun., Citrullus citrullus (L.) H.Karst., Citrullus citrullus Small, Citrullus colocynthis var. capensis Alef., Citrullus edulis Spach, Citrullus edulis Pangalo, Citrullus lanatus var. albidus (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. afrorum (Alef.) Fosberg, Citrullus lanatus var. capensis (Alef.) Fursa, Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus Ter-Avan., Citrullus lanatus var. cordophanus (Ter-Avan.) Fursa, Citrullus lanatus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Babu, Citrullus lanatus var. minor (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus subsp. mucosospermus Fursa, Citrullus lanatus f. nigroseminius (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. oblongus (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. pulcherrimus (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. pumilus (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. rotundus (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. senegalicus Fursa, Citrullus lanatus var. shami (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. variegatus (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. virgatus (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. viridis (Chakravarty) Maheshw., Citrullus mucosospermus var. senegalicus (Fursa) Fursa, Citrullus pasteca Sageret, Citrullus vulgaris Schrad., Citrullus vulgaris var. afrorum Alef., Colocynthis amarissima Schrad., Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze, Cucumis amarissimus Schrad., Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser., Cucumis dissectus Decne., Cucumis edulis Steud., Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud., Cucumis vulgaris (Schrad.) E.H.L.Krause, Cucurbita anguria Duchesne, Cucurbita afra Eckl. & Zeyh., Cucurbita citrullus L., Cucurbita gigantea Salisb., Cucurbita pinnatifida Schrank, Cucumis citrullus var. jace Ser., Cucumis citrullus var. pasteca Ser., Colocynthis citrullus Fritsch, Citrullus colocynthis var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, Colocynthis amarissima Schltdl., Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Schrad., Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus , Citrullus vulgaris var. caffrorum Alef., Citrullus lanatus var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg, Cucurbita caffra Eckl. & Zeyh.

Watering

Resistant to drought, water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, high quality fruits in sunny places

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients, pH value between 6-7

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply fertilizers one to twice on average in each month, 2-3 times in fruiting stages

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely

About this plant

Origin
Africa
Category
Cucurbitaceae, Citrullus
Size
Diameter 25-35 cm, can climb
Blooming period
Flowering period April-July, fruiting period July-September
Flower colors
yellow, fruit color green, dark green, yellow
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