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Desert King Watermelon

Drought Resistant and Delicious

(5 customer reviews)

Sails through dry spells; stays sweet and juicy. Deep yellow-fleshed fruits are a tasty change of pace from pink and red melons. Light green oblong fruits hold on the vine without sunburn a month after ripening. 85 DAYS.

Seed Counts: 1/2 oz. contains about 125-140 seeds, sows a 100-ft. row.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.

Product Details

Height: 8 - 10 inches
Spacing: 3 - 5 feet between plants, 5 -8 feet between rows
Depth: 1 - 1 1/2 inches
Spread: Vine
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Germination: 5-8 days
Days To Maturity: 85 days
Yield: 40 fruits/100 foot row

Fruit: Sweet, Tender Yellow Flesh. Big, Round to Slightly Oblong. Medium-Thin, Tough, Light Green Rind
Comments: Incredibly drought resistant. Grayish-black seeds. Holds quality on vine for up to a month after ripening. Good shipper. Does not sunburn.
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Desert King Watermelon Ships In Both Spring And Fall

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- Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sweetest Taste
Reviewed By: Dave (Somerville, Alabama)
I have ordered this mellon seed from Gurney's several years now. It always comes up well, and I have so many we can't eat them all. They have excellent flavor and are the sweetest we have ever eaten. I have also grew Rattlesnake and Black Diamond, and this one beats them both. I highly recommend it!

- Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Buckhorn
Reviewed By: chuck (Kenly, NC)
In NC this year 2010 it was the hotest in history. They did great. I sprayed and killed the vines that were still bearing in Sept. Great watermelon. Where I live is all sand try to grow something else in just samd!!

- Monday, September 07, 2009
Round Yellow and Sweet
Reviewed By: Sharon Kirk (St. Louis, Mo)
Some one gave me the plant as a water mellon plant.I planted it thinking it will be red. Not. It was bright yellow on the inside very few seeds and very small. It was one of the sweetest mellons i have ever eaten. i will diffinately do these next year. the best. easy to grow also.

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