Charleston Grey Watermelon – 10 Seeds
(Citrullus lanatus)
R30.00
A classic oblong heirloom watermelon. The flesh is red, fiber-less and the medium-thick gray-green rind is often used for making watermelon rind pickles.
Seed Type: Heirloom Watermelon.
Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended
Direct Sowing: Spring and Early Summer.
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🍒 Fruit Quick Facts
Fruit Info
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Desserts, Jams and Jellies, Juices and Syrups, Pickled Rind, Raw Eating, Salads
- 🥗 Edible Part: Fruit, Rind, Seed
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Sweet
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Annual
- 🌾 Plant Type: Herbaceous Vine
- 🔁 Fruiting Needs: Needs Only 1 Plant
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Spreading
- 🌸 Flower Color: Yellow
- 🦋 Pollinator Method: Attracts Bees
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun
- 💧 Water Needs: Avoid Overwatering, Regular Water, Water Deeply
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Frost Sensitive, Heat Tolerant, Not Cold Tolerant, Not Drought Tolerant
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Fertile, Rich Organic, Sandy loam, Well-Drained
Charleston Grey Watermelon is an heirloom that originated in Charleston, South Carolina. This popular variety dates to 1954.The classic oblong watermelon has red, fiber-less flesh and a tough, medium-thick gray-green rind often used for making watermelon rind pickles.
Growing Charleston Grey Watermelon from Seed
Indoor Sowing: Not Recommended
Direct Sowing: Spring and Early Summer.
- You can direct sow the seeds from the beginning of Spring to the beginning of Summer.
- Watermelons grow best on sandy loam soils, with good drainage and a soil pH of between 6.0 and 6.8.
- Soil temperature should be at least 18°C for germination to take place.
- Seeds should be sown in an area that gets full sun.
- Direct sow the seeds 2.5cm deep and 50 – 75cm apart, in soil mounds or ridges.
- You need at least three months of reliably hot, sunny weather to grow and ripen a watermelon. During that time your average daily maximum temperature should be at least about 20-25°C.
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