Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2015
Heredity: Hybrid
Hybridizer or Originator: Nunhems

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Flower Color: Yellow
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Watermelon

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2016-06-04
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2016-04-29
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2016-07-11
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2016-07-11
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 11, 2016 9:02 AM concerning plant:
    A blocky, elongated Jubilee-type hybrid in the 22 - 26 lb class. Very uniform in size and shape. Fairly long season at 90 days. Good performer here. Sweet tender flesh.

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