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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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Sweet Siberian
New!
80-90 days
Luscious, apricot-colored flesh is very sweet and flavorful. Grown
at New Hampshire's Ag Experiment station in 1901. It is early,
and a great melon for the north. In 1937 McFayden Seeds of
Winnipeg, Man. Canada said, "Largest of very early strains. A very
early yellow-fleshed variety extensively grown by Russians. It is
supposed to have come from Siberia. The melons are oblong,
dark green, borne abundantly on the vigorous vines. The flesh is
a golden yellow, sweet and delicious. Grown extensively by Hutterite
Colonies, who find ready sale for them in many districts in
Manitoba." It is now rather rare and hard to find.
Item Code: WM167
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