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Verde Tomatillo
Sugar Baby
TOMATILLO
60 days. An early variety with
tart flavor when young. Becomes
sweeter as it ripens. Medium to large
size fruits are ready to harvest when
husks split and fruit color changes
from a yellow green to medium
green. Perfect for salsa verde or as a
special addition to any Mexican
dish.
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70 days. Once considered a deli-
cacy among Pilgrims, ground cher-
ries are excellent for pies, jams, and
preserves of all kinds; also delicious
fresh. Produces huge yields of tart-
sweet berries.
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TURNIP
PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE
57 days. Standard home, market,
and shipping variety. Tops are medi-
um and compact. Roots are globular
and smooth. Purple Top grows 5-6”
in diameter. Flesh is white and firm,
and particularly fine-grained when
young.
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SUGAR BABY
79 days. A superior, early matur-
ing "icebox" variety. The exterior is
black-green with faint stripes and
firm rind. Flesh is dark red with ex-
cellent flavor. Particularly attractive
when cut, as seeds are small and
dark brown. Weight averages 6-10
pounds.
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85 days. High productivity with
weights up to 35 pounds. Tradition-
ally a good shipper, the flesh is red
and delicious, and seeds are dark
brown .
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90 days. Weighing in at an aver-
age of 25 pounds, this cylinder-
shaped melon has green, broken
stripes. Avoid picking early. Flesh is
bright red and high in sugar. Most
melons produce only a few dark
seeds.
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BLACK DIAMOND
92 days. A vigorous productive
melon with fruits averaging 40-60
pounds. Shape is nearly round with
flattened ends and flesh is crisp and
deep red. When fully ripe, Black
Diamond is fairly tender and full-
flavored. Seeds are large, mottled
and dark brown.
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CRIMSON SWEET
85 days. These round, blocky
fruits are an attractive light green
with dark green stripes. A thin,
tough rind protects beautiful deep
red flesh. Average weight is 25
pounds.
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JUBILEE IMPROVED
90 days. A heavy yielder of large
and attractive high-quality melons.
This long fruit with well-rounded
ends weighs 25-40 pounds. Contains
bright red flesh and dark seeds. Jubi-
lee has moderate tolerance to fusari-
um wilt. A fine shipper.
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CHARLESTON GRAY
GROUND CHERRY
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ALLSWEET
WATERMELON
VERDE
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PICKING A RIPE WATERMELON
*The curly green tendrils will start to
yellow and turn brown. This is a sign
that the plant is no longer feeding the
watermelons and that the right time to
pick a watermelon is at hand.
*If you pick up a watermelon and thump
it with the palm of your hand, you may
find that it makes a hollow sound. Not
all ripe watermelons will make this
sound. However, if it does make the
sound, it is most assuredly ready to har-
vest.
*The surface color of the watermelon
will become dull. The underside of the
watermelon that was on the ground will
also turn light green or yellow if it is
time to pick a watermelon.
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