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'Matador' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hybrid watermelon. Vines bear long, dark-green, 25-pound fruit.
Days To Maturity:	87
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Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (2.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

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 hybrid version of the Peacock type. It is very irratic for me. I had a few very nice melons but more misshapen ones. Overall yield was mediocre. Hybrids are expected to be more uniform. This one is not under my conditions. Lots of better open pollinated melons available.

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