Strawberry Watermelon

This is a Florida heirloom variety with good disease resistance! A red fleshed oblong watermelon that is roughly 15-25 pounds with a green striped exterior. It is called strawberry because of the pinkish flesh, not the flavor which is just like a "traditional" watermelon. Tends to have fewer seeds than some of the others. These are too large to trellis so I like to plant at the corners of my raised beds and then let them crawl out and along the ground from there. Since not trellised, ground boring pests can be a problem. Elevate off the ground to prevent them from ruining your fruit. I like to wrap the stems in foil to prevent squash vine borers. Harvest when the tendril opposite the melon is completely brown to the main stem.

Packet: ~40 seeds

Good to start from seed in these months:

North Florida: March-April, July-August

Central Florida: January-March, August

South Florida: January-March, August-September