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'Compadre' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon

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Description:	Hybrid (diploid) watermelon. Vines bear 20- to 25-pound, oval, red-fleshed fruit. Tolerant to fusarium, anthracnose and gummy stem blight.
Days To Maturity:	82-85
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Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 07/13/2020 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 one of the best Clemson Sweet type hybrids that I have tried., One of the few varieties with Gummy Stem Blight resistance.

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