WATERMELON CULTURE
After all danger of frost and when the soil temperature reaches 60°F, sow 5-6 seeds 2-3" apart in hills 6-8' apart each way. Thin to 2 or 3 plants per hill. For an even earlier crop, sow 3 to 5 seeds in a peat pot in early May and plant out in early June. This should give you melons two weeks earlier than when directly sown. Days to maturity are listed from time of transplant.
❦ Ali Baba
NEW! 75 Day (90 Day direct sow). We are proud to be able to offer this popular, yet hard to find watermelon variety whose seed was originally collected in Iraq. Te 12-30 lbs. oblong melons have a hard, light green rind that resists sun-scald and allows for longer storage time. Light pink flesh is lusciously sweet and delicious with a nice crisp texture that makes it a favorite among consumers. Vigorous plants produce heavy yields and are tolerant to a wide range of environmental conditions.
#04021 (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.95; 2 or more pkts. $2.55 each Crimson Sweet
85 Day (100 Day direct sow). A watermelon with unusual vigor and resistance to Fusarium and Anthracnose Wilts. Produces 15-25 lb. melons that are blocky in shape with a thin rind. Flesh is bright red, firm and unusually sweet. Te seeds are smaller than most melons. A good melon for northern climates.
#04045 (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.85; 2 or more pkts. $2.40 each W Sugar Baby
70 Day (85 Day direct sow). Early and productive – the standard for ‘icebox’ melons. Round fruits, 7-9" in diameter, weigh 8-10 lbs. and when ripe, the rind is almost black. Red flesh is fine-grained, solid, crisp, sweet and juicy. Well suited for the kitchen garden as vines can be grown on a trellis.
#04105 (A) Pkt. (50 seeds) $2.65; 2 or more pkts. $2.35 each WHY GROW HYBRID WATERMELONS?
Hybrid watermelons are well-shaped and uniform. The flesh texture is always crisp and without fiber (this is what makes for outstanding flavor). Built-in disease tolerance means hybrid watermelons give a continuous production and more fruit. Pick watermelons when the little tendril on the stem turns brownish and starts to dry and when the skin color on the underside of the watermelon turns from whitish to cream color.
Mini Love Hybrid
NEW! 70 Day. (80 Day direct sow). 2017 AAS Winner. Te compact nature of this plant make it ideal for smaller gardens. Vines reach 3-4' and produce up to 6 fruits per vine. Fruits weigh 7-9 lbs. and have thin, strong, crack resistant rinds and super sweet, deep red flesh.
#04069 (A) Pkt. (10 seeds) $2.65; 2 or more pkts. $2.35 each New Queen Hybrid
63 Day. (75 Day direct sow). 1999 AAS Winner. Gourmet icebox-type with exceptionally sweet, unique bright-orange flesh. Small, 5-6 lb. fruits have medi- um-green colored skin with dark-green stripes. Flesh is exceptionally crisp, sweet and juicy. Vigorous vines can spread up to 9' and bear heavy yields.
#04125 (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $3.25; 2 or more pkts. $2.85 Shiny Boy Hybrid
75 Day. (90 Day from direct sow). 2010 AAS Winner. Was number one in taste tests at the AAS trials for its tropical sweet flavor and its crisp textured, deep red flesh. Can be harvested 75 days from transplanting, but must be started indoors in northern climates. Te fruits can be 20 lbs. or more and the melon is dark green with wide stripes.
#04076 (A) Pkt. (25 seeds) $3.25; 2 or more pkts. $2.85 4 Sweet Beauty Hybrid
60 Day. (77-80 Day direct sow). 2004 AAS Winner. Easy-to-grow with early ma- turity. Superior taste and texture in an oblong shaped, green-striped fruit. Averages 6-7 lbs. with juicy red flesh. Vigorous vines up to 9' long with a semi-erect habit.
#04079 (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $3.25; 2 or more pkts. $2.85 Triple Crown Yellow Doll Sweet Eat’n Hybrid
75-80 Day. (90-95 Day direct sow). Seedless. Te flesh of this watermelon is deep red, juicy and seedless. Te melon is blocky to slightly oblong weighing up to 18 lbs. Te rind is light green with darker green stripes. Excellent overall in quality and yield. Requires a pollinator so we include 5 seeds of Sugar Baby in each packet.
#04081 (A) Pkt. (10 seeds + pollinator) $4.75; 2 or more pkts. $4.10 each Triple Crown Hybrid
68 Day. (80-82 Day direct sow). Seedless. Excellent eating quality. Seedless trip- loid produces large, 18-20 lb. blocky, slightly oblong fruits with medium green, dark-striped rinds. Flesh is bright red, juicy, firm, crisp, deliciously sweet and virtually seedless. Te few whitish seeds that may be present will be soft and edi- ble. Requires a pollinator so we include 5 seeds of Sugar Baby in each packet plus complete growing instructions.
#04135 (A) Pkt. (10 seeds + pollinator) $5.95; 2 or more pkts. $4.95 each Yellow Doll Hybrid
68 Day. (83 Day direct sow). Extra-early for short season gardens. Perfect ‘ice- box’ melon with unusually sweet, bright-yellow flesh. Fruits are round, weigh 6-8 lbs. each and have thin rinds. If space is limited, they can even be trellised.
#04140 (A) Pkt. (25 seeds) $4.25; 2 or more pkts. $3.75 each Order Online
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