Verona Red and Pink Flesh Watermelon

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seeds
$2.85
Item: 1047-A
$7.50
Item: 1047-B
$18.00
Item: 1047-C
Citrullus lanatus

We started growing seed for this rare large red oblong watermelon after the original Willhite Seed dropped it. Considered the earliest and best-tasting of the Black Diamond types, Verona pumps out 15–20 lb fruits with thin but tough smooth dark green skin and attractive firm red flesh that isn’t mealy. Sweet and tasty, great flavor for an OP melon, Verona had high yields in the OSU trials and got raves at our staff taste test. Well adapted to cool climates, has produced impressively even as far north as Starks, ME. Introduced in 1965 in Mississippi, one of its parents is the famous Charleston Gray. Large seed, about 8 seeds per gram. Tolerant to ANTH, F.

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Watermelons

  • About 670 seeds/oz. 1⁄16 oz packet contains about 40 seeds. Can be sown 2 or 3 seeds to a hill.

    Culture: Harvesting watermelon at proper ripeness is an art. Thumping should produce a low, hollow sound. Spread thumb and forefinger and press hard on fruit. If you feel any give, watermelon is ripe. Don’t heed the traditional advice to wait for the closest tendril to brown—that may be too late. Minimum germination temperature 60°, optimal range 75–95°.

    Diseases: ANTH: Anthracnose, F: Fusarium

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