date:Oct 25, 2021
erestingly, in autumn and winter Limpopo melon growers plant cultivars that in summer would produce fruits that are too large, but when grown through winter reach just the right size for the bridging periods of the season. South African consumers generally choose watermelons over melons.
In the Eastern Cape melons are planted from August into December; cropping from December until end of March. In the Western Cape melons grown for the later slot in April does very well but this is a period whe