African Crops For the Future E02: The Kalahari Melon (Citrullus lanatus)
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- The seed oil from the Kalahari melon is fast becoming one of Africa’s top selling beauty secrets. Despite growing in one of the driest places on Earth, it is the original ancestor of the watermelon, adept at gathering and preserving moisture in a harsh environment. In this episode from his series on African Crops For the Future, Gus (the African Plant Hunter) explores some of the skincare properties of this remarkable plant, and shows why he thinks it has potential as an underutilised crop for African farmers.
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They also grow in the sandy soils from Namibia/Botswana all the way down to Cape Town.
Hi Gus!
Every time I watch your programs,(which is recently) my heart races with excitement!! Why?? Quote alot of those wild fruits, tree nuts are so familiar YET, we never eat them 50+ years ago in East African!!!!!🤔🤔🤔🙄😳 Thank you👏🥰
Thank you sooooo much!!
Another great and informative video 😃 been trying to convince my family to join me and stop spitting out watermelon seeds too, they sound way too nutritious to waste! Hope people start utilizing the vast potential of these resilient, nutritious wild crop varieties!
Watermelon seeds are excellent for you. Ignore anyone who tells you otherwise!
Can I grow it in Ghana? And how can I get the seeds?
Hello, I am from Spain and I would like to get seeds of this incredible plant. You can help me?
Uyibhoza you are so power full man iAfrica thank you
Thank you!
You are doing a great job on this channel. Keep it up
Thanks, I really appreciate those kind words!
Amazing video, I’m learning so much from your Chanel. Thank you.
This is very interesting…who sells these seeds?
This could be added to open land to divert pests from eating your garden…
Good question. I don't know anyone selling these seeds commercially, unfortunately. It's kind of a natural thing!
Great video Gus! Really enjoy your channel.. I can‘t find a video of you talking about the Moringa tree, is it not considered an African tree?
Thanks - so glad you enjoy. And yes, indeed, the Moringa is not an African tree (although it is widely cultivated in Africa). Like the mango, it comes originally from India.
Thank you for this.
I have been begging people with ideal land to plant for me in vain.
Keep trying. Hopefully somebody will listen to you soon!
Enjoyed watching and it was truly informative.. from India
Quite informative. Good work sir.
Many thanks!
This is Golden
Thanks so much!!
Amazing 👍👍👍
I've just subscribed Gus. It took a minute but I had to secure enough GBites.
Thanks 👍you teach us we don't have to be the hungry continent and to reclaim our environment. Bless You Buddy!!!
Thanks! You're so right - we don't have to be the hungry continent. One day the whole world will be looking to us to share our abundant and diverse food resources with them!
@@AfricanPlantHunter agreed, but we still have work to do until then. Let's plant some trees and other awesome afro plants😁😎
Amazing 🙏
Both Kalahari melon and Citron melon same species ?
In Northeast Namibia in Mbukushu language is called Thimbutu
Hi there, I am enjoying your channel. Just subscribed
Thanks so much!
Great we love your videos
Thanks so much!
Where can i buy Kalahari melon seeds?
Fabulous video. Very Interesting. Thank you. Where can I buy Citrullus lanatus seeds to grow?
The species is Citrillus lanatus, and the wild variety I'm referring to in this video is the Kalahari melon, which is the original ancestral variety. You can easily buy Citrullus lanatus seeds from many suppliers around the world. But these will give you the sweet red-fleshed watermelons that are most commonly cultivated. I don't know of anyone supplying the actual seeds of Kalahari melon at this stage, I'm afraid!
@@AfricanPlantHunter Thanks for your reply anyway. I'll keep trying.
I am also keen..... maybe a trip to the Kalahari
@@mandyconnecteddogs Thinking the same thing 😊
What's the Variety name for this wild plant....?
It is Citrus lanatus var. lanatus. The original!
Are u using dry seeds or wet one on doing oil
Always dry. The moisture in wet seeds will cause the oil to degrade.
Does anyone know where I can buy seeds for this melon, wanna make watermelon/ ginger jam!
I'm in...
Me too!
god job 👍👍🍉🍉
Thank you!
Hi Gus. I need the kalahari melon seeds. May i pay you to send me some in Mpumalanga
Where can I get seeds please?
I am keen to find morama bean seed, this seed of this melon, the indigenous coffee... racemosa? and yet am unable to find them at all...... help?????
Wow, ok. I think you need to reach out to me directly and see if I can assist with some seed collection for you! info(at)africanplanthunter(dot)com
mashamba
I cant find seed for this melon
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Hoe can I obtain the seeds?
We can make biogas pulp is used
Hii iam expoter how to buy this fruit.
I guess that depends on where you are?
@@AfricanPlantHunter Indian ufrome
We have and produce them in huge quantities in my part of Africa for local use and for export to the international market.
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Vimbutu in Ngangela language.
Great to know, thank you!
Amazing video, I’m learning so much from your Chanel. Thank you.