Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Hybrid
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| Country of Origin: |
Taiwan |
| Hybridizer or Originator: |
Known-You Seed |
| Days to harvest: |
73-75 |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Vine
|
| Life cycle: |
Annual
|
| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
|
| Soil pH Preferences: |
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
|
| Plant Height: |
6-12 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
8-10 ft |
| Flower Color: |
Yellow
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
|
| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
|
| Eating Methods: |
Raw
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Resistances: |
Drought tolerant
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
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| Pollinators: |
Bees
Various insects
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Posted by
farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 4, 2019 12:59 PM concerning plant:
Icebox sized melons are oblong with dark green stripes, smooth and thick rind good for transportation, red flesh and very sweet (sugar content about 14% brix). It is the earliest watermelon that I have grown: about 65-70 days. The New Hampshire Midget is almost as quick but it is a fist-sized personnel melon weight. The belle is a 7-8 lb melon. . Resistant to Fusarium, Anthracnose and Phytophtora. Performance here is adequate, but yield in terms of lbs is low. Vines set melons at the same rate as standard melons and take up similar space. 4- 6 seven-lb melons versus 4-6 22-lb. melons. Flesh is firm and sweet.
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