Elite LineWatermelon
Watermelon 176.4 Akatsuka 2025
The genetics behind my French record (80 kg).
From €16Why this price?
From the line that gave me the French giant-watermelon record, at 80 kg. A generous plant, demanding in heat and water: give it the right conditions and it will reward you a hundredfold.
⭑ Elite Line — very limited stock (a few seeds per season). For serious growers only.
Pedigree
- Grower
- Nicolas Akatsuka
- Year
- 2025
- Parent fruit
- 80 kg · 176.4 lb
Growing requirements
What this crop asks of you, rated by Nicolas across his five decisive criteria.
- Irrigation
- Climate resilience
- Disease susceptibility
- Managing the giant fruit
- Nutrition & soil
His tips for this crop
- Constant warmth: greenhouse or tunnel.
- Ultra-regular watering — never let it get stressed.
- Very airy soil plus well-rotted compost.
- Controlled pollination, early in the morning.
- Grow one single fruit.
Rated per species: it applies to every line we offer in this category. A word you don’t know? See the glossary →
At a glance
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Potential
- 40 → 80+ kg
- Cycle
- 110–130 days
- Seeds / pack
- 3 seeds
