Today's blog is just an interesting little tidbit that I came across and who knows? maybe I am the only one that didn't know about square watermelons. Around a decade ago the Japanese started growing square watermelons for a couple of reasons,they have small refrigerators and the square melons take up less space,plus they are easier to ship and handle in the square shape. Most fruits will grow into a square shape if they are placed in a square container when they first start growing and they need to remain in the container until they reach maturity. The container needs to be transparent so the sunlight gets to the melon. Other shapes can be grown as well,such as heart shaped...of course heart shaped melons would be more of a novelty item than a practical one,but still it would be fun to grow something different.
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