- Hardiness is not one of their assets
- Sugar Gold is allowed to spend the winter here
- Care during the winter
The melon pear, also called pepino, is a plant from the southern hemisphere of the world. It thrives in regions where winters are warm and consequently the question of hibernation does not even arise. Here, however, answering them is vital. Also for the popular Sugar Gold!
The Sugar Gold melon pear also needs to be kept warm in winter
Hardiness is not one of their assets
The Sugar Gold is not hardy, it only tolerates cold to a certain extent. Values above 10 °C are considered acceptable. This is why this melon pear must not overwinter outside under any circumstances.
Depending on the weather, the move will take place sometime between mid-September and the end of November. The plant is only allowed outside again in April, provided that there are no late frosts. Before that, it is repotted in new substrate.
tips
Do not plant the Sugar Gold in the garden bed, but straight away in a bucket. This makes the move easier to carry out.
Sugar Gold is allowed to spend the winter here
Even if the sun is loved in summer, the Sugar Gold melon pear needs a little rest in winter. For this, the room must be cooler than is usually the case in living rooms.
- hibernate cool between 5 and 10 °C
- however, the room should be bright
- A basement with a window is ideal
- cool stairwells are also suitable
- the plant should not touch other growths
- otherwise cut back
tips
If the winter quarters are accessible at ground level, it can be an enormous relief for you to put the bucket on furniture trolleys. With it, you can easily change the place of the melon pear. So you can stand outside during the day and roll back into the house at night, especially in spring.
Care during the winter
While you are overwintering the melon pear, you will not see lush growth on it. That's why you shouldn't put your care on ice. Do not let the root ball dry out completely, give it small amounts of water every now and then. However, take a break from fertilizing.
The harvest of the melon pear can continue in the winter quarters. Because if not all the fruits are ripe at the time of the move, they can continue to ripen in the house.