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Organic Moon & Stars Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus

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.

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