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Red Seeded Citron, Watermelon seeds

Original price $ 5.42 - Original price $ 16.42
Original price
$ 5.42
$ 5.42 - $ 16.42
Current price $ 5.42
Size: 1 packet-10 seeds

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  • Red seeds and striped green rinds
  • Extremely drought tolerant
  • Fruits can be stored for up to 1 year
  • Hard, tasteless white flesh

This variety will grow well in most regions of the United States.

Red Seeded Citron (Citrullus Lanatus Var. Citroides) a.k.a. Colorado Preserving Melon) The red seeded citron is a very old melon that appeared in manuscripts as far back as the 1580s. Citron preserves were once very popular. The white flesh was not eaten raw but used to make sweetmeats which were candied melon rind used in fruitcakes and other deserts. The 1937 McFayden catalogue had this to say about the Red Seeded Citron, "Is not eaten raw but is used to make a very clear, transparent preserve of peculiarly fine flavor. It is one fruit that every practical housewife grows in order to obtain an economical supply of preserves for use during the winter." (80 day
Seed may be treated with fungicide

  • Vegetable Duration: Annual
  • Vegetable Days to Maturity: 80
  • Vegetable Height: 6' to 12'
  • Vegetable Spacing: 5' to 6'
  • Germ. 80% plus.

Vegetable Planting: Direct sow outside after danger of last frost. Plant in hills of 2-3 plants per hill at 60-72 apart, and 1'below soil surface.
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