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'Starbrite' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hybrid Crimson Sweet type watermelon. Vines bear 20- to 30-pound, red-fleshed, oblong, blocky fruit with dark-green stripes on medium-green background. Resistant to fusarium wilt race 1 and anthracnose. Also known as 'Star Brite'
Days To Maturity:	85
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Rating Summary

Overall: (3.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (3.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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

Reviewed on 09/10/2009 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
A superb tasting melon, that is not competitive in yield or vigor with standard open pollinated melons like Crimson Sweet, AU Sweet Scarlett, or Jubilee.

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