Daily Celestial Challenge: Saturday - Agriculture
One of the favorite fruits for all when consuming a refreshing and healthy food, is the pin. It does not contain fat, sodium or calories, just look at that attractive red color to know that it contains a high level of antioxidants, ideal to prevent aging and maintain our tissues in optimal condition.
The also known as watermelon or watermelon, gathers a whole component of positive aspects for health. It is very juicy and ideal to consume during hot periods or in tropical climate regions, because it is constituted by 90% water.
The pin and the benefits it has for you: It contains lycopene, a very well known antioxidant to prevent heart disease. Also, fight against other diseases such as prostate cancer.
Its high fiber content is ideal for removing toxic elements from our body and for cleaning our intestines.
For those people who have a diet where you have to reduce calories, this is the ideal fruit, since it only has 20 calories per 100 gr.
This refreshing fruit contains various vitamins such as A, E, B1, B6 and vitamin C in greater quantity than an orange, helping the formation of collagen which allows to keep the skin young.
It is a wonderful source of beta-carotene which turns the body into vitamin A. This vitamin helps produce pigments in the retina of the eye and protects against age-related macular degeneration. It also contains vitamin C, an antioxidant that could reduce the risk of developing cataracts.
Its juice to be mineralizing is beneficial for those who have a fever, as it provides nutrients while refreshing.
The cultivation of watermelon, water melon or leg, whose scientific name is Citrullus vulgaris, develops very well in Mediterranean climates. The ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of watermelon are temperatures that oscillate between 15 and 28 degrees Celsius during the day and above 8 degrees Celsius, at night.
Watermelon requires an abundant watering, especially in the stage of development of the fruit, reaching even to need 5 liters of water per square meter per day. Irrigation is one of the most important handles we must perform during the cultivation of this plant.
The watermelon plant is a climber, so we will need to provide it with a structure to which it can hold to grow in a good way.
The watermelon reproduces from seeds, it is advisable to start sowing the seeds during the last weeks of winter. For this it is necessary to have a greenhouse or a place where we can provide protection from the cold and rain to small plants.
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