In winter, you want to return to summer, enjoy juicy and sweet fruits, and feel freshness. Watermelons stored before winter will help you remember the hot months. When stored properly, watermelons do not lose their taste.
Moss will help save the watermelon. It is necessary to take a suitable box, lay a thick layer of moss on the bottom, put watermelons and cover them with moss on all sides. Watermelons should be stored at a temperature of at least 3 degrees. It is important that the moss is harvested in dry and sunny weather.
Dry wood ash will keep watermelons for several months. For such storage, you need to take a barrel, pour a lot of ash into it, put a watermelon there and fill it with it. Ash from a sauna stove can be used. Store the watermelon in the ashes in a cool place.
The watermelons suspended in the basement will last until winter. A clean watermelon should be wrapped in natural fabric, placed in a net and hung from the ceiling.
Clay is good for storing watermelons. A clean watermelon should be coated with clay and placed in a cool place. The clay should be thick. Instead of clay, you can use alabaster, paraffin, wax.
You can store your watermelon in a straw. In the basement, you need to select a shelf for watermelons, lay a large layer of straw on it, put watermelons and wrap them with straw on all sides. Periodically, you need to check the watermelons, removing the spoiled ones.
If the house has a cool, dark place, then you can try to store watermelons just like that. In this case, it is important to keep the light out and turn the watermelons over daily.
