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'Stone Mountain' Melons
 
Sub-Category: Watermelon
 
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Description: Open-pollinated watermelon. Short vines bear 'icebox-sized', 17- by 14-inch, 35- to 40-pound, red-fleshed fruit with few seeds.
Days To Maturity: 60-80
Seed Sources: Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

 
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Reviewed on 05/08/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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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

This is an old timer, that I can currently only obtain from Wetzel Seeds. It and Dixie queen were the standards when I was a kid. It is easy to grow and very tasty. This version does not attain the size of some of the older versions like # 5 and Dixie Belle, but it is good.
 




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