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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White Sugar Lump
We at last have a limited supply of seed for this very rare melon.
The pale flesh is a creamy white color, with a light, refreshingly
sweet taste. Fruit weigh around 5-10 lbs each, and produce early.It was carried by the Henry Fields Seed Company in the 1950s
and 1960s, and in 1956 they said "Sweet as sugar, that’s why we
call them Sugar Lumps." They offered these in three colors: red,
yellow and white. Thin-striped rind.
Item Code: WM166
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