Days to Germination: 7-14
Days To Harvest: 85-90
Planting Depth: 1/2 to 1 inch
Spacing, Row: 10-12 foot
Spacing, Hill: 10-12 foot
Light: Full Sun


SOW: Seed directly in the garden in a sunny location 2 weeks after all danger of frost. Sow 5-7 seeds, ½ to 1 inch deep around a 12 inch diameter hill. Space hills (or rows)approximately 10-12  foot apart. Seed may be started indoors 3-4 weeks priorto planting outdoors.

THINNING & TRANSPLANTING: After germination, thin to 2-3 seedlings perhill. If planted in rows, thin seedlings to 2 feet apart. Seed may bestarted indoors 3-4 weeks prior to planting outdoors. Transplantseedlings started indoors with care.

SUGGESTIONS: Watermelons thrive in a sunny, warm location. For earlyfruiting and to overcome a short growing season, seedlings may be startedindoors.  At harvest time, tap the watermelon with your knuckles, and if it sounds hollow, it's ripe.  To keep the watermelons clean and disease-free, as well as keeping unwanted weeds away, apply 1-3 inches of mulch as the plant begins to vine.

Watermelon
Striped Klondike Blue Ribbon
Citrullus lanatus

85-90 days. A delicious, and very sweet 20-30 pound watermelon. The rind is thin and rough, and is light green with narrow dark-green stripes. The interior is deep red, very sweet, and crisp. Resistant to Fusarium wilt, Anthracnose. Also resistant to sunburn. Harvest in 85-90 days.