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'Black Diamond' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Watermelon. Vines bear nearly round, 14- to 16-inch by 12-inch, 30- to 50-pound, red-fleshed fruit with dark blue-green, thick, tough rind. Also known as 'Black Cannonball' and 'Cara Lee'.
Days To Maturity:	75-95
Seed Sources:	Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 05/04/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
A big prolific dark green melon. Prone to sunburn. A favorite shipping melon of the fifties, it handles well. Taste is very good, when melons attain size. The small ones don't ripen properly.

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