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'Big Stripe' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hybrid. Watermelon. Vines bear large, oblong red flesh fruit averaging up to 30 lbs with a rind that has a light green background with darker green stripes. Tolerant to Fusarium Wilt. About 85 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity:	85
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Rating Summary

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

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Number of Reviews: 1

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

Reviewed on 07/23/2010 by Rayrose - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Tried this variety on the recommendation of Willhite's in lieu of Starbrite. This is a vigorous grower and a good producer of excellent tasting melons. It sizes down well, without sacrificing it's very sweet tatste. I had melons ranging from 10-30 lbs, and the taste was very uniform. This is a keeper.

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