As the pulp of the wild watermelon has a very bitter taste they first were gathered just for their nutritious seeds. Around 2,000 BC the first watermelons were cultivated in the area of ancient Egypt and western Asia and it was spread very fast across central Asia and India until it finally reached China as well as southern Russia. First just cultivated in hot and dry, tropical regions and in the area around the Mediterranean Sea the watermelon is cultivated nowadays in subtropic regions as well. Especially in Australia and Madagascar you can also find imbruted watermelons nowadays.History Of The Watermelon
As the pulp of the wild watermelon has a very bitter taste they first were gathered just for their nutritious seeds. Around 2,000 BC the first watermelons were cultivated in the area of ancient Egypt and western Asia and it was spread very fast across central Asia and India until it finally reached China as well as southern Russia. First just cultivated in hot and dry, tropical regions and in the area around the Mediterranean Sea the watermelon is cultivated nowadays in subtropic regions as well. Especially in Australia and Madagascar you can also find imbruted watermelons nowadays.