Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 08/31/2006 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
An older shipping melon, that grows well in Georgia. This melon grows quite well on sandy soils, tends to bottlenose on heavier soils. Quality is about avergage for melons of its vintage. There is a Tom Watson watermelon festival each year at Tom Watson's plantation in Thompson, Ga. They give all the vistors a watermelon. Since it is only about 20 miles from me, I participate. Other than for nostalgia, I am not impressed by this cultivar. It is not as tasty as more modern melons and has some tendency to bottlenose under stress, tho not as susceptible as its contemporaries, Kleckly's Sweet or Georgia Rattlesnake.