Fans of exotic and all unusual for certain will like watermelons without stones. The thermophilic highly productive hybrid on the tastes concedes nothing to usual berries. Fruits are characterized by very saturated sweet taste and matchless aroma. Many grades of seedless watermelons perfectly are suitable both for preparation of desserts and smoothie, and for preservation.
On exterior it is very difficult to distinguish beskostochkovy or seedless watermelons from normal. The ripened berry has the traditional rounded or spherical form with average weight from 2 to 9 kg. Depending on grade the external color of peel varies from light - to dark green, at the same time at hybrid surface there are also characteristic carved strips.
Grades of beskostochkovy watermelons differ both in form and weight, and on precocity. Some early ripening hybrids yield fruits in two and a half months. Pulp at all hybrids uniform. However, sometimes when cutting nevertheless small white sunflower seeds which, according to scientists, represent only the created covers without rudiments come across. It means that if to put such to sunflower seed to the earth, then it will never grow as does not comprise any genetic data.
Some gardeners by mistake believe that seedless watermelons have been created by means of GMO, however this assumption is wrong. New melon culture has been removed in the middle of the 19th century by the Japanese selectors in the course of crossing of different high-quality types of traditional watermelon. Unique fruits have turned out so successful that now they are successfully grown up in various corners of the world.
The best grades of watermelons without sunflower seeds
At the moment in the world there are over 20 grades of seedless watermelons. It is possible to carry to the most popular:
- Red king of F1. One of the largest hybrids. The weight of fruits varies from 6 to 9 kg. Despite very juicy and sweet pulp, peel at berries rather thin therefore fruits badly remain and are not suitable for long transportation.
- F1 Ekstez. One of the few grades which perfectly adapts to adverse environmental conditions. Fruits have rounded shape and are characterized very long storage life. It is possible to carry small weight to 2 kg to the main shortcomings.
- Boston F1. Early ripening hybrid from Holland with long lashes and fruits of spherical shape of saturated green color. Watermelons have magnificent tastes and high resistance to cracking. The term of maturing of berries varies from 68 to 75 days.
- Krimson Sweet F1. One more early ripening Dutch hybrid with maturing term no more than two months. The main distinctive feature of this grade is green peel with hardly noticeable strips. The maximum weight of berries reaches 9-10 kg.
- Sagas F1. One more bright representative of the Dutch collection. Mid-season grade with big pletisty bushes and fruits of unusual elliptic form. The peel has moderate thickness, bright red pulp is characterized by faultless taste and very high content of sugar. The maximum weight of one watermelon does not exceed 5 kg.
- Imbar F1. The interesting mid-season hybrid is from Israel. Roundish fruits weighing 5-7 kg can be grown up practically in all regions with temperate climate. Pulp at berries has very unusual yellow color. Peel of dark green color with wide indistinct strips.
As well as all melon cultures, seedless watermelons are very thermophilic. For full maturing of juicy and sweet fruits all hybrid grades in the course of cultivation need as much as possible sun and heat. Depending on the region, beskostochkovy watermelons grow up both in the seedling way, and crops of seeds to the open ground. When landing seeds in soil the film shelter as for emergence of the first shoots temperature of the soil has to be not lower 25-30ºС is extremely desirable.