Moon & Stars Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) A wonderfully unusual heirloom (1926) whose big round to oval dark green fruits are overlaid with yellow moons on a field of tiny gold star markings. The same markings appear on the leaves, often alarming first time growers that there is a disease issue present! Very juicy-sweet, 25-40 pound melons with pink-red flesh. A delicious tasting watermelon that has made a resurgence amongst many gardeners!
95-100 days to maturity
20 seeds per packet $4.45
Planting instructions: Seed indoors 1/2 inch deep. Line out transplants after risk of frost has passed, spacing 5-6 seed apart. Direct seed in raised hills sowing 5-6 seeds 1/2 inch deep. Soil temperature should be at least 21 degrees Celsius. Space mounds 5-6 feet apart, thinning to 3 plants per mound.Â
