SHAH ALAM, March 1 — The Selangor Melon (MeloSel) cultivation site at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor presents a modern, well-organised, and carefully maintained agricultural landscape.
Nearly 1,000 MeloSel plants are cultivated using table fertigation methods, polybags, and planter boxes, with growing media based on coconut coir.
The crop arrangement involves approximately 500 polybags, 400 plants grown through a fertigation system, and between 350 and 400 plants using the planter box method.
The seed germination process takes 10 to 12 days, after which the seedlings are transferred to the farm, followed by a cultivation period of around 65 days before harvesting.
In addition to MeloSel, golden melon and rock melon varieties are also grown in three greenhouses, further enriching the farm’s produce.
Unlike other melon varieties, the rugby ball-like shape of the MeloSel fruit makes it distinctive. In its early stages, the fruit is green, then turns golden yellow with a slight orange hue when ripe.
Photographer Remy Arifin had the opportunity to capture every corner of the farm and the layout of the MeloSel crops, and was also given exposure to the cultivation process from the initial stage through to the harvesting season on February 5.
Agricultural officer Mohd Azman Mohd Musa uses a handheld refractometer to measure the sweetness of Selangor Melons, at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
A visitor inspects a Selangor Melon growing on the vine at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
Visitors can visit the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor to try picking Selangor Melons themselves, as seen here on February 5, 2026.
Agricultural officer Mohd Azman Mohd Musa records the data of the Selangor Melons picked by visitors to determine the actual amount harvested at the Agricultural Training Centre, Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
Agricultural officer Mohd Azman Mohd Musa weighs a Selangor Melon harvested by visitors, at the Agricultural Training Centre, Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
An agricultural officer sprays fertilisers and pesticides on the crops of Selangor Melons at regular intervals, at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
The planter box method is one of several used to grow Selangor Melons at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
A special Selangor Melon set aside as a souvenir for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, as seen at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
Agricultural officer Mohd Azman Mohd Musa (left) helps a visitor weigh and bag Selangor Melons at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
A view of the Selangor Melons' greenish-gold appearance, indicating its crisp and sweet flavour, which has made it a popular fruit with the public, at the Agricultural Training Centre Kalumpang's Youth Agro Incubator Centre in Hulu Selangor on February 5, 2026.
