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Cultivation of Watermelon in the Philippines
Philippines
Thursday 03 May 2007
TK
Watermelon, locally known as pakwan or sandia, is one of the most popular fruit in the Philippines, especially during summer.
Preferred varieties are Sugar Baby and Charleston Gray. Varieties with yellow flesh and rind are not very popular. Other cultivated varieties are Goody Ball and Maharlika.
Watermelon is planted to about 5.000 ha, the bulk of which is planted during the regular season (October to January). Harvest in the Philippines is usually at 75 to 85 days from transplanting depending on variety. There is a few commercial growers during the off-season in Marinduque, Sorsogon and Pampanga.
Preferred varieties are Sugar Baby and Charleston Gray. Varieties with yellow flesh and rind are not very popular. Other cultivated varieties are Goody Ball and Maharlika.
Watermelon is planted to about 5.000 ha, the bulk of which is planted during the regular season (October to January). Harvest in the Philippines is usually at 75 to 85 days from transplanting depending on variety. There is a few commercial growers during the off-season in Marinduque, Sorsogon and Pampanga.
