Starke Ayres Watermelon Crimson 500g

Stark Ayres Watermelon Crimson 500g is a bulk vegetable seed pack for the popular Crimson watermelon variety, well suited to warm-season production in South African home gardens, smallholdings, and market gardens. The Crimson variety produces large, oval fruits with deep red, sweet flesh and excellent flavour, making it one of the most widely grown watermelon varieties in South Africa.

Stark Ayres is one of South Africa's most established seed producers, providing home gardeners and market growers with quality vegetable, lawn, and flower seeds for decades. Watermelons thrive in hot, sunny South African summers with well-drained soil and consistent moisture. The 500g pack is suited to larger garden plots, smallholding food production, or market garden trials.

• Variety: Crimson, large oval fruit, deep red flesh, high sweetness
• Seed quantity: 500g (bulk pack)
• Plant type: Spreading vine, requires ample space (2m x 2m per plant minimum)
• Days to maturity: Approximately 80 to 90 days from transplanting
• Sowing season: Spring through early summer (September to November in most SA regions)
• Application: Home garden, smallholding, market garden production
• Water requirement: Regular deep irrigation, watermelons have high water demand

Sow in warm soil after last frost risk has passed. Space generously and fertilise regularly for large fruit. Delivered nationwide by Move.store.