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Moon and Stars Watermelon Seeds (Citrullus lanatus cv.)

$3.95
Item #:
631004
Availability:
Usually ships in 2-3 business days.
Item #:
631004
Availability:
Usually ships in 2-3 business days.
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Watermelon

Description

The Moon and Stars Watermelon has a dark green rind speckled with tiny yellow "stars" and an occasional large yellow patch, or "moon".  Released by the seed-house of Peter Henderson and Co. of New Jersey in 1926, its rediscovery in 1981 on a farm near Macon, Missouri, was a victory for heirloom seed savers, who had spent nearly a decade in search of this curious and delicious melon.

Direct sow seeds in hills or rows after the last spring frost; for hills, sow 6-8 seeds per 12"-wide hill, then thin to the best 3 plants per hill.  To grow in a shorter season, start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost.  Watermelons prefer light, fertile soil on the dry side.  Approximately 10 seeds per packet.

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