Citrullus lanatus
- Crisp and intensely sweet with high sugar content
- 5 to 7 days to germination
- 80 days to harvest
- A sweet treat for a hot day when sliced and served as a snack.
The perfect treat for warm summer days! Large round melons averaging 11 kg (25 lb) are light green with dark green stripes. Its sweet and juicy flesh is dark red, firm and fine-textured. For earlier fruit, start seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost. Prefers rich, well-drained soil.
2.5g. (Approx. 20-25 seeds)
Sow seed direct after last frost, or for an earlier crop, start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost.
Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1″)
Seed Spacing: 5-6 per hill or 5 cm (2″)
Plantling Spacing: 3 per hill
Row Spacing: 1.5-1.8 m (5-6′)