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'Mickylee' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Ice-box type watermelon. Vines bear 8- to 15-pound, firm- and red-fleshed fruit with small black seeds, tough rinds and long shelf life. Resistant to fusarium wilt race 1 and anthracnose race 1.
Days To Maturity:	72-78
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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Reviewed on 07/23/2007 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
This is a quite dependable ice box type melon. It is productive and a little larger than Sugar Baby. Taste is very good, not quite up to a good Crimson Sweet but close. Melons are uniform, resistant to sunscald, and hold well with no splitting.

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