{"product_id":"watermelon-apple-f1","title":"Watermelon Apple F1","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatermelon Apple F1 is a mini, single-serve watermelon that solves a very real problem with traditional watermelons: what to do with a giant, half-eaten fruit that will not fit back in the fridge. This variety is bred to be enjoyed whole, in one sitting, without any of that leftover storage hassle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vigorous vine produces numerous fruit, each weighing around 0.7 to 1kg, small enough to be a genuinely personal-sized watermelon rather than something to share around a whole family gathering. Despite the small size, the flavour does not disappoint, described as great tasting with deep red flesh and a thin rind, so there is little waste and plenty of sweet flesh to enjoy in every fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause the vine sets so many of these smaller fruit rather than fewer large ones, a single Watermelon Apple F1 plant can keep providing fresh, ready-to-eat watermelons over an extended harvest window, ideal for households who want a regular light dessert rather than one enormous melon all at once.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor smaller households, or anyone who has ever thrown out unfinished watermelon because there was simply too much of it, Apple F1 offers a genuinely practical alternative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg height=\"1\" width=\"451\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSowing and Growing Watermelon Apple F1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSow indoors or under cover from September to November, maintaining a temperature of 20-30°C for germination, which typically takes 5-10 days. Once frosts have passed and seedlings are established, transplant into a warm, sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil, spacing plants 100cm apart within the row and 200cm between rows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg height=\"1\" width=\"451\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvesting Watermelon Apple F1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruit is ready 80-100 days from transplanting. Because individual fruit are small, at around 0.7 to 1kg, check the vine regularly, as ripe fruit can be easy to miss among foliage. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThere are several key indicators that will give you a pretty good idea of ripeness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e1.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eGround Spot – The underside of the watermelon where the fruits rests on the ground is known as the “ground spot”. This spot should turn from a creamy\/white colour to a nice buttery yellow when the melon is mature. The colour should be a deep yellow not a creamy yellow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e2.\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eTendril – the tendril on the vine directly opposite where the fruit stem joins the vine is a good indicator of ripeness. If the tendril is green the melon is not ripe. If the tendril is withered, dried and brown the melon is mature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePatches of webbing on fruit and a hollow sound when tapping fruit are thought by some to be other indicators of fruit ripeness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds NZ","offers":[{"title":"10 seeds","offer_id":49212452602164,"sku":"V8432.pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 seeds","offer_id":49212452634932,"sku":"V8432.100sdsW","price":40.65,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 seeds","offer_id":49212452667700,"sku":"V8432.250sdsW","price":91.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":49212452700468,"sku":"V8432.500sdsW","price":155.6,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":49212452733236,"sku":"V8432.1000sdsW","price":249.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/V8432-W.png?v=1784972011","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/watermelon-apple-f1","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}