Organic Watermelon, All Sweet (1/4 lb)

Watermelon – All Sweet – Citrullus lanatus

Tender Annual All Sweet has a yellow-green rind, with dark-green broken stripes. It’s flesh is reddish in color with few, small seeds. It grows 17″-19″ long and up to 7″ in diameter and averages 25-28 lb. This melon stands long in the field without becoming overripe.

Did You Know? Watermelon is low in calories and is very nutritious. It is high in lycopene, second only to tomatoes!

Soil & Water: Watermelon prefers light, loamy, fertile, deep, well-draining soil with a pH of 5.5-6.5. Add plenty of organic matter. Water plants amply until setting out, then water more sparingly. Mulch to prevent weed competition.

Planting & Growing: Start seeds indoors 2-3 weeks before the last frost or sow seeds directly after frost. Set out 3-4 transplants per hill, selecting the strongest two when vines are 1′-2′ long. Watermelons are large vining plants that can take over an extensive garden space. They can be trellised, but use slings to support the developing fruit.

Harvesting & Storage: Harvest melons when the tendril closest to the stem turns dry and brown and the stem becomes brittle. Eat fresh, freeze flesh in a honey-based syrup, or pickle the rind.

Soil Temperature: 75-95F
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Germination: 3-9 Days
Height At Maturity: 18″-24″
Days To Maturity: 80-97 Days
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 4′-6′
Approx Seeds per 1/4 Pound: 2,263 Seeds