Strawberry Watermelon

Name: Strawberry Watermelon
Brand: TheUrbanHarvest
SKU: 7 - SE
Price: 4.00 USD
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Strawberry Watermelon

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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

Open Pollinated Heirloom Seeds Selected To Thrive

This is a curated collection of seeds I have found to grow well in Florida over the years. It is designed to take the overwhelm and thought process out of figuring out which varieties to select that will actually grow well here.

Some of the seed is saved from myself and other small local growers for harder to source varieties that you can't find online.

The majority of the seed varieties will come from dedicated seed supply companies like Working Food or Southern Exposure Seed Exchange to keep up with demand. We always prioritize localized seed sources which have a sustainable and equitable business model.