Watermelon is a large vegetable. The appearance of a 20 kg fetus is sometimes surprising. But what would be the amazement of those who were lucky enough to see the largest watermelon in the world! It weighs 122 kilograms and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
"American" giants
This giant was grown in 2006. Farmer Lloyd Bright on his plantation in Arkansas in America received such a huge fruit. The largest watermelon in the world in the history of farming was grown there.
Second place in this list was also taken by the "American". It was here, but already in Louisiana , that another healthy man was received. It was the largest watermelon in the world in 2008. He weighed 114.5 kilograms. The Sistrank family of farmers has achieved such a record. Grown and ripened the fruit for almost 5 months - 147 days. The watermelon ripened by August 26, then this record was recorded. The fruit was not only weighed, but also measured with a centimeter. The dimensions also impressed him. In length, he waved as much as 95 centimeters. Here such a giant in good growing conditions has become a variety of Carolina Cross.
Maybe someone had a question about where then they shared the biggest watermelon in the world? After all, one family can’t eat such a fruit in 3 days. They gave it to the parishioners of the local church, which they were very happy about. As they said, the largest watermelon in the world in 2008 was very sweet.
The Sistranka family, who raised this miracle, also confirmed that the giants of America have excellent tastes and a sweet taste. Farmers told their secret to growing a juicy vegetable. First, it’s important to choose the right variety. Only 1 fruit is left on the whip. Every day you need to carefully turn it over so that the bottom does not rot.
"Russian" giants
In Russia, a rather large fruit was also grown. By Russian standards, his weight was large. Watermelon was a variety of "Russian size". By the way, gardeners who buy planting material must have paid attention to the company of the same name. She offers seeds from which you can grow large tomatoes, large carrots, strawberries and other crops. It was this company that brought watermelon seeds. One bush gave huge fruit in 2009. The weight of the largest watermelon in Russia is 61.4 kilograms.
I managed to get such an unprecedented crop of I. Likhosenko, who has been cultivating the “sweet berry” for 30 years. But, according to the farmer, despite the size, that watermelon was not very sweet, so it did not differ in special taste. Typically, the fruit contains 12-13% sugar, in this giant was only 8%.
Japanese size
Japanese Akinori Takamitsu specializes in growing this vegetable almost all his life. Photos of America's largest watermelon, Japan are amazing. After all, Akinori Takamitsu raised a fruit weighing 111 kg. He managed to do this in 2005.
But the Japanese giant, unlike the American one, also did not differ in sweetness. Therefore, he did not go to food. For $ 300, it was bought by a chain of stores "Daye" and used for advertising purposes. This is not the first positive experience of the Japanese. He grows watermelons weighing 90-110 kilograms.
Inspired by such examples, gardeners can also try to grow a miracle vegetable of enormous size in their area.