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0 Organic Moon & Stars Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus

Light:	Full Sun
Seedling Depth	1/2 Inches
Plant Weight	10-15 Lbs.
Plant Spacing	12-18" Inches
Days to Maturity:	95 to 100 days

When to Sow:

Days to maturity are from transplanting, add 10-14 days if direct seeding.

Plant Spacing: 12-18"

Row Spacing: 6' row centers

Harvest:

When fruit is approximately 10 to 15lbs. Tendril nearest the fruit should be dried and brown; the ground spot should have turned from white to yellow and the blossom end of fruit becomes soft , clear thumb test for ripeness and fruit should sound hollow. Cut fruit cleanly from the vine to avoid stem-end rot.

Special Features:

Watermelons (Citrullus lanatus) are warm season tender annuals in the Cucurbitiacea family, which includes cucumbers, summer squash and winter squash, and gourds HEIRLOOM Moon & Stars has sweet flavor , a dark green rind decorated with yellow spots of large (moon) and small (star) size; plants have spotted foliage. Requires hot temperatures; neither frost nor drought tolerant. Heat tolerant.

Approx seeds per package.