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'Wilson Sweet' Melons
 
Sub-Category: Watermelon
 
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Description: Heirloom watermelon. Vines bear round, 10- to 20-pound, red-fleshed fruit with tough, thin, spotted rind and medium-sized seeds that are white to white with black tips
Days To Maturity: 85
Seed Sources:
 
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Yield: (4.5 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.5 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 07/30/2009 by Rayrose - An intermediate gardener

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Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Very unique looking melon, but easy to grow and very prolific. Good taste. A winner!
 

Reviewed on 02/12/2007 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

I grew this one in Virginia in the late 60's -early 70's. At that time seed was available from Willhite. a large icebox type, running 18-20 lbs. Taste is equal to Congo or Charleston Grey, its commercial contemporaries. Very unique appearance, it is a spotted melon. Only thing I have seen with that coloration is the Spotted Watson (Cletex).
 




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