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'Greybelle' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon

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Description:	Open-pollinated watermelon. Vines bear round, 15-pound, dark-pink-fleshed fruit with light grayish-green rind with darker veins. Resistant to anthracnose Race 1 and sunburn.
Days To Maturity:	80
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 08/17/2013 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
An ice box melon whose parentage include Charles Grey and Sugar Baby. Introduced in 1963 by USDA, Charleston. Small round melon with Charleston Grey markings. Taste is similar to Charleston Grey. Larrger but not as tasty as Micky Lee. Reasonable production here.

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