JuiceBox Watermelon (Organic F1 Hybrid 70 Days)

Juicy, delicious, and extra sweet icebox sized fruits that mature early.  Here in Maine, we started pulling ours in the second week of August, got 5 from one hill, with many more coming from our other plants. JuiceBox Watermelon is dependable with high-quality harvests.  Average 4-6 pounds. Intermediate resistance to Fusarium Wilt. 

10 seeds

PLANTING

Citrullus lanatus

Germination: 4-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-85ºF

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/2" deep

Sowing Indoors: 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-85ºF soil temperature. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces root damage when transplanting. Transplant after the last frost, 36-48" apart.

Sowing Outdoors: After the last frost, when the soil temperature is over 70ºF. 

How much does a packet plant: 18-20 foot single row, 5-6 hills

Harvest: Look for the following signs, as it does take some practice to tell when they are ready to harvest. The closest tendril to the stem dries, there is a crack in the stem that attaches the watermelon to the vine, where the watermelon touches the ground it should be a butter yellow color, give it a knock with your hands it should sound hollow, the skin is dull, and slipping of the stem from the melon with slight finger pressure.

Tips:  Plant JuiceBox watermelon in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and keep well watered. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.