80 days. [Iraqi heirloom] Light green oblong melons, 15-25 lbs. Vigorous vines. Sweet red flesh has few seeds. The hard rind makes this a good choice for market gardeners and home storage. Great texture, outstanding flavor. Pkt (2 g, ~28 seeds)80 days. [Iraqi heirloom] Light green oblong melons, 15-25 lbs. Vigorous vines. Sweet red...
100 days. [Reintroduced 1987 by SESE. An Amish heirloom, possibly a variant of ‘Sun, Moon, and Stars’ introduced 1920 by Peter Henderson and Co.] 15-25 lb. oblong fruits with large yellow moons and small stars on dark green rinds. Foliage marked with yellow stars. This strain has a...100 days. [Reintroduced 1987 by SESE. An Amish heirloom, possibly a variant of ‘Sun, Moon,...
73 days. [1977, developed by Glenn Drowns] Small-fruited, earliest of all. An excellent small, fast maturing, highly productive watermelon that can be successfully grown in cool short season areas or southern hot, humid, areas. The earliest of 114 varieties that Glenn Drowns grew in 1994....73 days. [1977, developed by Glenn Drowns] Small-fruited, earliest of all. An excellent...
Limit 2 packets per customer this year (order early!)[Turkish heirloom. Introduced to the US by Two Seeds in a Pod.] Unique seeds look like they have been carved, because as they dry the black seed casing cracks to reveal the white seed inside....Limit 2 packets per customer this year (order early!)...
85 days. [1964] Medium-sized, striped melon with tolerance to anthracnose (race 1 and 3) and Fusarium (race 1 and 2). Great-tasting melons are typically 10 x 12 in., weighing 23-27 lbs. A unique feature of this variety is its ability to promote beneficial soil fungi that inhibit Fusarium...85 days. [1964] Medium-sized, striped melon with tolerance to anthracnose (race 1 and 3)...
[Introduced 2009 by SESE.] It’s hard to improve on Crimson Sweet’s vigor and great flavor, but Pam Dawling is at it! Since 2001, she’s been saving this locally adapted strain, selecting for large, early melons with good flavor and healthy foliage. Pkt (2 g, ~46 seeds)[Introduced 2009 by SESE.] It’s hard to improve on Crimson Sweet’s vigor and great...
76 days. [Alan Kapuler] Sweet, crisp yellow icebox melon, 5-8 lbs. Thin, light green rind. Short vines make this a great melon for small gardens. Pkt (2 g, ~42 seeds)76 days. [Alan Kapuler] Sweet, crisp yellow icebox melon, 5-8 lbs. Thin, light green rind....
72 days [1959] Early, small 3-lb. melons with salmon-red flesh and a built-in ripeness indicator: the rind turns yellow when the melons are ready for harvest. (Don’t be alarmed by the leaves: some yellow foliage is normal for this variety.) Pkt (2 g, ~36 seeds).72 days [1959] Early, small 3-lb. melons with salmon-red flesh and a built-in ripeness...
85-90 days. [Russian heirloom] Very sweet reddish-pink flesh with small seeds. 10- 20 lb. round green melons. Early ripening variety, popular in Appalachia and further north. Needs a fair amount of room to grow, but not as aggressive as melons that bear larger fruit. Pkt. (2 g, ~43 seeds)85-90 days. [Russian heirloom] Very sweet reddish-pink flesh with small seeds. 10- 20 lb....
Limited supply -- order early! Medium-sized fruits with sweet pink flesh and mottled rinds. Small, reddish seeds that several of us found pleasant to munch on along with the fruit. Pkt (2 g)Limited supply -- order early! Medium-sized fruits with sweet...
90 days. [Early 1900s GA family heirloom. Introduced 1987 by SESE. Years ago, a melon of this description was routinely shipped from Bermuda to some Southern states around Christmas time.] Good flavor, the sweetest Moon and Stars variety. 15-35 lb fruits. Has some tolerance to...90 days. [Early 1900s GA family heirloom. Introduced 1987 by SESE. Years ago, a melon...
90 days. [Pre-1885, GA. The thinner rind made it hard to ship, so this was the variety that commercial watermelon growers would save for their own families!] 14 in. x 16 in. melons average 25 lbs. Very sweet pink-red flesh, white seeds. Above-average disease resistance, excellent drought...90 days. [Pre-1885, GA. The thinner rind made it hard to ship, so this was the variety that...
90 days [Rare SC heirloom ~1840 from Pomaria Nursery.] Very large melons (30-35 lbs) have exceptional storage quality and a rich sweet flavor said to rival the legendary “Bradford.” The fruit is light green with pink flesh and tender white rind perfect for pickling. Our...90 days [Rare SC heirloom ~1840 from Pomaria Nursery.] Very large melons...
85 days. One of the best orange-flesh watermelons. Very crisp, sweet, and flavorful deep orange flesh. Vigorous plant produces heavy yields of 25 lb. melons with light and dark green stripes. Pkt (3 g, ~30 seeds)
85 days. One of the best orange-flesh watermelons. Very crisp, sweet, and flavorful deep orange...
83 days. Best of our 1999 taste trials. Very sweet, crisp 7-13 lb. The rind is unusually thick, so loss to splitting tends to be low. Dark and light green stripes. Pink-red flesh, small seeds. Pkt (2 g, ~47 seeds)83 days. Best of our 1999 taste trials. Very sweet, crisp 7-13 lb. The rind is unusually thick, so...
90 days. [1881, Peter Henderson Co.] Unusual blue-green mottled skin has a rough look like that of tree bark, and the rind is also as tough as bark; in Peter Henderson’s book Gardening for Profit, he enthused, “in 1884, a specimen of this variety left in our office stood a pressure of...90 days. [1881, Peter Henderson Co.] Unusual blue-green mottled skin has a rough look like...
95 days. [1923. A commercial bestseller from the ‘30s and ’40s - thanks to grower Rodger Winn for bringing back this old Southern favorite.] Slightly oval 30 lb fruits with a dark green rind and sweet, juicy red flesh. Thick, split-resistant rind makes it great for shipping and...95 days. [1923. A commercial bestseller from the ‘30s and ’40s - thanks to grower Rodger...
85 days. [Selected from a FL heirloom by Walt Childs, introduced 1989 by SESE.] Strawberry-red flesh ripens to within ½ in. of the rind. Delicate texture and outstanding flavor, one of the best we offer. Long melons (8 x 20 in.), 15-25 lbs, dark green rind with...85 days. [Selected from a FL heirloom by Walt Childs, introduced 1989 by...
77 days. [1959] Icebox sized, 6-8 in. melons with a hard rind which turns green-black when ripe. Handles drought well. 6-10 lb fruits with red flesh and small seeds. Consistently reliable and widely adapted, a good space-saving variety. Pkt (2 g, ~45 seeds)77 days. [1959] Icebox sized, 6-8 in. melons with a hard rind which turns green-black when...
Now sold out for 2019. Consider Early Moonbeam as a substitute. 80 days. [Rare today, white-fleshed melons were common in the 1800s.] High yields of 3-10 lb...Now sold out for 2019. Consider
85 days. The sweet red flesh and crisp juicy texture of this melon draws comments like “the best melon I ever tasted.” The unusual green mottled rind protects from sun scald. Thanks to Sand Hill Preservation Center and grower Merlyn Niedens for saving this excellent melon from near-extinction....85 days. The sweet red flesh and crisp juicy texture of this melon draws comments like “the best...
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