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'Gold Strike' Melons |
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Watermelon
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Hybrid. Watermelon. The orange flesh oblong shape fruit with small black seed averages 22 - 24 pounds with a rind that has a very distinctive dark stripe. About 80 days to maturity.
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80
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.7 Stars)
Taste: (4.7 Stars)
Yield: (4.7 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.7 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/28/2018 by
The watermelon guy
- An experienced gardener
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Valley, Montana, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This Melon was easy to grow, super sweet and fun to grow. It was just as sweet as OrangeGlo, though not as large in size. Did not have any deformed melons. Will continue to grow this 1 every year. |
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Reviewed on 07/23/2010 by
Rayrose
- An intermediate gardener
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Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Another recommendation by Willhite's. Very good producer of excellent melons. The inside looks and tastes very much like Orangeglo, while the rind resembles Tendersweet. Unlike Orangeglo, this is not a long season melon, so it should do well in shorter growing areas. This is a keeper. |
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Reviewed on 07/23/2010 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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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
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| Gold Strike performs reasonably well here. It is very similar to Tendersweet and is not superior enoght to justify the extra cost of the seeds. |
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