I’m not particularly green fingered but I suspect the reason the “chemical-free” melons are exploding is that they are in fact being contaminated by the chemicals from nearby fields :hopeless::yakk:
Farmers in eastern China has have been left perplexed after their watermelon crops began to explode one by one.
An investigation by state media found farms in Jiangsu province were losing acres of fruit because of the problem.
The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster was blamed in one report by China Central Television.
But agriculture experts were unable to explain why chemical-free melons were exploding. They cited the weather and abnormal size of the melon as factors.
China Central Television said farmers were overspraying their crops with the growth promoter, hoping they could get their fruit to market ahead of the peak season and increase their profits.
BBC News – China farmers face ‘exploding’ watermelon problem
