Planting and Harvesting
In the beginning of the summer planting season the wild melon seeds are planted and allowed to grow through summer to late winter early spring when the melons are harvested. The seeds are sundried and stored for production and our seedbank for planting in the next season.
The oil is extracted via cold pressing of the seeds. Our Kalahari Melon Seed Oil is a pure oil containing 70% linoleic acid was produced consistently. (See our specification and the typical analysis of Organic or Conventional Kalahari Melon Seed Oil)
The Oil is produced on my farm in Latham West where I produce a pure cold press Kalahari Melon seed oil available for the cosmetic market.
Kalahari melons from seeds to a pure oil
Plant wild Kalahari melon seeds or harvested organic seeds farmed on Latham West farm
The Kalahari melons seeds starts growing fast from seeds into very healthy plants
The Kalahari melon plants are drought resistant and planted without fertilizers (organic)
The Kalahari melons have a long growth season
Because we farm organic (ECOCERT organic certified) no pesticides are used.
The Kalahari melon plants prefer hot summer days, temperatures average above 30°C
The melons need a very long dry summer and winter season to feed the seeds with maximum nutrition
The melons we harvest can vary in size and colour and the only requirement is that the seeds are ripe
The Kalahari melons flesh have a very bitter taste although it is family of the red flesh colored watermelon
Melons are harvested, seeds dried and stored for production
The seeds can be stored for several years in a dry cool place to prevent quality deterioration
The cold pressed Kalahari melons seed oil is produced from the seeds from the matured harvested melon. See our production flow chart below
Kalahari Melons
