Earn 400,000 ksh in about 3 months from an acre of watermelon

Earn 400,000 ksh in about 3
months from watermelon 
One acre of watermelon can
earn a gross income of
20 tons ×Ksh20per kg = 400,000
ksh in about 3 months time.
Production cost for watermelon
is about ksh 100,000/ acre.
watermelon can be planted at a
spacing of 1.5 m from row to
row and 1.5 metre from plant
to plant.The farmer requires to
a minimum of ½ acre of the
crop to harvest a reasonable
quantity like 10 tons and above
for marketability.Planting should
be timed such that harvesting
takes place during the dry
period for rain fed water melon
growing. Time such that
towards the last 2 or 3 weeks
there is reduced rainfall to
enable concentration of
sweetness and prevention of
bursting of fruits due to excess
moisture.
You can try the varieties below:-
Zuri F1: Fruit weight is 12 kgs on
average, with bright red flesh.
Has superb eating quality as
flesh is sweet solid and
delicious. Has strong rind and
attractive face, fade resistant
dark green colour. Has beter
external colour retention
compared to other varieties.
Sukari F1 hybrid - this averages
7kgs per fruit and if very
popular due to size and
sweetness.
Charleston Grey variety fruits
average 9kg and is late maturing
-85-110 days.Disease resistant
Variety:
Sugar Baby, fruits average
3-4kgs and crops mature early
62-80days. Drought resistant
Variety: