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African Crops For the Future E02: The Kalahari Melon (Citrullus lanatus)
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Күн бұрынThe 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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@ginamitembe8935 2 жыл бұрын
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👏🥰
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you sooooo much!!
@soraiaV 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, I’m learning so much from your Chanel. Thank you.
@neelsolanki9400 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Watermelon seeds are excellent for you. Ignore anyone who tells you otherwise!
@Sikamore1 Жыл бұрын
Can I grow it in Ghana? And how can I get the seeds?
@MoneyBudgetBee 2 жыл бұрын
You are doing a great job on this channel. Keep it up
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I really appreciate those kind words!
@lilianoluka7690 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I have been begging people with ideal land to plant for me in vain.
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
Keep trying. Hopefully somebody will listen to you soon!
@jonasmolepo8631 2 жыл бұрын
Uyibhoza you are so power full man iAfrica thank you
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@SonnyTafadzwaMoyo 3 жыл бұрын
Quite informative. Good work sir.
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@purandharkubanooraya493 2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed watching and it was truly informative.. from India
@bigmazthepostdoc5288 3 жыл бұрын
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!!!
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
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!
@bigmazthepostdoc5288 3 жыл бұрын
@@AfricanPlantHunter agreed, but we still have work to do until then. Let's plant some trees and other awesome afro plants😁😎
@ancientaestheticstv7315 3 жыл бұрын
This is Golden
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!
@hortimart 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing 👍👍👍
@TeeTherapies 3 жыл бұрын
Great we love your videos
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@letsgetsocialinfo 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant I'm very happy I found this channel
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you and welcome aboard!
@letsgetsocialinfo 3 жыл бұрын
@@AfricanPlantHunter I just ordered the boabab fruit powder, looking forward to trying it
@jazzvwbots 3 жыл бұрын
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?
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
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.
@marymariahoyier Жыл бұрын
Amazing 🙏
@daveokamasuku 3 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I am enjoying your channel. Just subscribed
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@mayambisigfried2264 2 жыл бұрын
In Northeast Namibia in Mbukushu language is called Thimbutu
@martinmatonhodze6884 3 жыл бұрын
mashamba
@joseinsausti1899 Жыл бұрын
Hello, I am from Spain and I would like to get seeds of this incredible plant. You can help me?
@Dyahdy19 3 жыл бұрын
god job 👍👍🍉🍉
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@rudomaponga1061 2 жыл бұрын
I'm in...
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@randizimo Жыл бұрын
What's the Variety name for this wild plant....?
@AfricanPlantHunter Жыл бұрын
It is Citrus lanatus var. lanatus. The original!
@offgridmangogrower Ай бұрын
This is very interesting…who sells these seeds? This could be added to open land to divert pests from eating your garden…
@AfricanPlantHunter Ай бұрын
Good question. I don't know anyone selling these seeds commercially, unfortunately. It's kind of a natural thing!
@manuama-vb1pr 5 ай бұрын
Both Kalahari melon and Citron melon same species ?
@lindytv3075 2 жыл бұрын
Where can i buy Kalahari melon seeds?
@waitsemophakedi3550 Жыл бұрын
Are u using dry seeds or wet one on doing oil
@AfricanPlantHunter Жыл бұрын
Always dry. The moisture in wet seeds will cause the oil to degrade.
@Cyara248 2 жыл бұрын
Fabulous video. Very Interesting. Thank you. Where can I buy Citrullus lanatus seeds to grow?
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
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!
@Cyara248 2 жыл бұрын
@@AfricanPlantHunter Thanks for your reply anyway. I'll keep trying.
@mandyconnecteddogs 2 жыл бұрын
I am also keen..... maybe a trip to the Kalahari
@Cyara248 2 жыл бұрын
@@mandyconnecteddogs Thinking the same thing 😊
@BZillions 4 ай бұрын
Hi Gus. I need the kalahari melon seeds. May i pay you to send me some in Mpumalanga
@desertedenblooms 7 ай бұрын
I cant find seed for this melon ??
@jillysponges Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know where I can buy seeds for this melon, wanna make watermelon/ ginger jam!
@mandyconnecteddogs 2 жыл бұрын
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?????
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
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
@alikassem7925 3 жыл бұрын
🧡💚🧡
@rosekagonye2621 2 жыл бұрын
Where can I get seeds please?
@sunkavallisatyanarayana5682 2 жыл бұрын
We can make biogas pulp is used
@lightkeeperxxx 7 ай бұрын
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@lionking8687 2 жыл бұрын
Hii iam expoter how to buy this fruit.
@AfricanPlantHunter 2 жыл бұрын
I guess that depends on where you are?
@lionking8687 2 жыл бұрын
@@AfricanPlantHunter Indian ufrome
@jideamazon496 9 ай бұрын
We have and produce them in huge quantities in my part of Africa for local use and for export to the international market.
@thendarasworld7692 3 жыл бұрын
Vimbutu in Ngangela language.
@AfricanPlantHunter 3 жыл бұрын
Great to know, thank you!
@soraiaV 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, I’m learning so much from your Chanel. Thank you.
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