Watermelon Sweet Siberian

$4.90

FAMILY: CUCURBITACEAE
GENUS: Citrullus SPECIES: lanatus

Description

Heritage Status: Overseas
Bio-Region of Origin: Koanga 1996
Number of Seeds: 10

Description: Medium sized, round melon. Apricot coloured flesh, full-bodied, good flavour, and sweet. An excellent Heirloom melon that grows in marginal melon growing seasons and places because it is a short season, cold climate cultivar.

Planting Instructions: Sow into trays in September or early October, either directly into individual pots or into trays and prick out when first leaves appear to 3 cm diagonal spacing. Transplant at 50 cm diagonal spacing when danger of frost has passed and ground temperature has reached 15-16 degrees C.