It all started with an idea that looks almost like a joke. Japanese square watermelons have long existed as a marketing product\u2014they are purchased not for taste but for shape. <\/p>\n\n
“We wanted to create something unusual\u2014like Japanese square watermelons. So we decided to try growing such a watermelon ourselves. But, as it turned out, it is very difficult,”<\/em> the farm reports.<\/p>\n\n This was not an attempt to change the market. This was an attempt to verify whether it is even possible under Ukrainian conditions. <\/p>\n\n The first results did not appear immediately. Not even after one season. Farmers worked with varieties for several years, selected technologies, and experimented with shapes. Ultimately, over two years, they managed to obtain only one result\u2014and that was far from ideal. <\/p>\n\n “Only one watermelon succeeded for us in two years. And even that one turned out not square but cubic,”<\/em> notes farm co-owner Serhiy Remenets.<\/p>\n\n The next season yielded six fruits. And even this became a result that attracted attention. <\/p>\n\n A square watermelon is not a separate variety. It is a technology. It is grown in special molds into which the fruit is placed during growth. And here is where it gets most interesting: not every watermelon withstands the pressure, not every one grows evenly, not every one reaches the required shape. <\/p>\n\n “Three watermelons out of six are perfectly shaped, and some are not,”<\/em> the farm explains.<\/p>\n\n In fact, each such fruit is the result of an experiment. And that is precisely why there cannot be many of them. <\/p>\n\n “If we make additional molds, there will be slightly more. Overall, we produce 10\u201315 such watermelons per season,”<\/em> adds store manager Natalia Nikitina.<\/p>\nA Watermelon Grown Not for Taste<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
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Ukrainian farming is gradually changing. And increasingly, it is no longer a story about “grow and sell,” but about something different\u2014finding an idea that will attract attention even before the buyer looks at the price. This is exactly how the “Berry Country” farm in the Chernihiv region operates. Here they experiment not only with yield […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":7390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting-facts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n