Blacktail Mountain Watermelon
citrullus lanatus
Price: $3.95
SKU: 3250653180 days to maturity. This watermelon variety is one of the earliest to ripen, making it ideal for shorter growing seasons in the north, while also performing well in heat and drought. It has a solid dark green rind and sweet crimson flesh, with fruits averaging 8 inches across and weighing 8-12 pounds. The vines can reach up to 10 feet long, and the fruit stores for up to 2 months. Developed by Glenn Drowns of Sand Hill Preservation Center in Calamus, Iowa, and released under the Open Source Seed Initiative. Each packet contains 2 grams, which is about 35-40 seeds.
Planting Instructions:
The seeds can be directly sown in spring after the soil has warmed or started indoors four weeks before the last expected frost. Indoors, plant two to three seeds per pot, ½ inch deep, thinning to the best plant. Do not disturb roots when transplanting.
Outdoors, plant three to four seeds, ½ inch deep, in hills spaced four to six feet apart. Transplant or thin to two plants per hill. Young plants are cold sensitive and some cover protection at nights may be required. Mulch or cultivate to control weeds.
Outdoors, plant three to four seeds, ½ inch deep, in hills spaced four to six feet apart. Transplant or thin to two plants per hill. Young plants are cold sensitive and some cover protection at nights may be required. Mulch or cultivate to control weeds.
OSSI Information: In an effort to keep this variety available to home gardeners, 'Blacktail Mountain Watermelon' has been released to the public under the Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI). You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, if you save seeds or use 'Blacktail Mountain' to breed a new variety, you pledge not to restrict others' use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives. To learn more about this program, click here.
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