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Watermelon

Scientific Name:

Citrullus lanatus

Also Known As:

N/A

Crimson Sweet Watermelon

Variety:

Crimson Sweet

Seed Saving Difficulty:

Hybrid (can’t save)

Pollination Type:

Insects

PLANTING DATES

  • Spring: 3/15 - 6/30


NOTES

not frost hardy; will cross pollinate, so isolate from other varieties of watermelon by 0.5 mile; most reliable sign of ripening is when tendril opposite the fruit’s stem attachment changes from green to brown and becomes dry, or when light colored patch at the bottom darkens a shade


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