Quick Facts:
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*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly
- Dark pink flesh
- Sweet and juicy
- Siberian heirloom
Citrullus lanatus
70 days. This is a wonderful watermelon from Siberia. It matures quickly and can do well in short seasons and cooler climates. Dark pink flesh is sweet and juicy. Plant every three weeks to keep you in watermelon until first frost. Compact plants are not as rangy as other watermelon varieties, so 24" between plants should be plenty.
How to Grow it:
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Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
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70 |
4 weeks |
3-10 d. |
No |
Full |
1/2 inch |
48"/24" |
Watermelon seeds will not germinate at temperatures below 65 degrees. Start inside 4 weeks before last frost, but not sooner as larger plants don't transplant well. Alternatively, direct sow outside after all danger of frost has passed. Give them room to grow, with about 24" between plants on all sides. Watermelons are ripe when the underside of the skin is no longer yellow (this is called the "ground spot"), when they sound slightly hollow when thumped, and when the tendril that joins the main stem of the fruit to the vine is brown and dry.
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Seed specs: 2 g, ~30 seeds |