WATERMELON
(Citrullus vulgaris) 25-35 seeds per packet. We're #1 in heirloom watermelons–check our selection! Thrives in summer heat. A long-standing crop in the South, where it was originally transported by slaves from Africa. Sow the seed one-half inch deep outdoors after frost-season is over and soil is warm. Soil should be rich and well-amended with compost or manure. Sow the seed 6 inches to one foot apart, in rows 6-8 feet apart. Or sow in hills 6-8 feet apart, 5 seeds per hill, and thin to the best three plants. Where summers are short or cool, try "icebox" (very small) types; or try any variety that comes from cooler, northerly climates. May be started indoors from seed no more than 2-3 weeks prior to setting-out date, and never let watermelon seedlings become root-bound in their pots. Watermelon is probably ripe when the light patch on the underside has changed to pale yellow, and the tendril immediately opposite the stem from the fruit has withered.
Attention, Watermelon Farmers:
Due to Watermelon Fruit Blotch, growers who want watermelon seed in quantities over 1 oz (per variety) must sign and return a waiver before shipment. For information call: 417-924-8917
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Black Seeded Ice Cream
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90 days
A sweet-flavored, pink-fleshed watermelon that has a pale greenish
cream-colored rind. It is an old variety that was popular in the
19th century. 1881 D.M. Ferry said, "Medium size, scarlet flesh, and
very sweet; a good variety for main crop." In 1927 Henry Field's catalog
stated, "Round shaped melons with thin, ivory colored skin.
Pink-meated and of fine quality. It will keep late into the winter.
Very prolific; matures very early."
Item Code: WM170
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