Earth Garden

GROWING WATERMELON

SUMMER fruits are always a delight and who can pass up a nice cold slice of watermelon on a hot day? It’s so refreshing and who knew that each bite of watermelon contains 92 per cent water and 6 per cent sugar? But that’s not all – it’s also a good source of Vitamin C, beta carotene and lycopene.

Growing your own in your backyard means superb flavour and some

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