Mountain Sweet Yellow - Watermelon
This very old variety produces long fruits weighing from 7 to 10 kg. Their dark yellow flesh has a juicy texture and a sweet flavor. Seeds are black.
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in bucket, in the ground
Sow in pots at temperatures between 20 and 30°C, 6 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball, after the last frosts, in planting holes enriched with compost, spaced 1.5 m apart in all directions. Sowing in the open ground is possible, under the same conditions, when the soil is well warmed and outside temperatures no longer fall below 15°C.
March, April, May
April, May, June
July, August, September, October
in the ground, in the greenhouse
sunny
medium
sandy, humus
rich, reheated, drained
Citrullus lanatus
mid-season
From 7000 to 10000 g
15 seeds
elongated
juicy
Yellow
From 100 to 200 cm
From 20 to 40 cm
runner
cut
United States
1840
"Vilmorin-Andrieux "Les Plantes Potagères
This very old variety from the United States is a yellow-fleshed variation of the "Mountain Sweet" variety that was very popular in the 1840s in the markets of New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia. It is mentioned in Vilmorin-Andrieux's 1883 book "Les Plantes Potagères".
