Desert King Watermelon

Drought Resistant and Delicious

(3 customer reviews)

Sails through dry spells, stays sweet and juicy. Desert King Watermelon has deep yellow-fleshed fruits are a tasty change of pace from pink and red melons. Light green oblong fruits hold on the vine without sunburn a month after ripening. 85 DAYS.

Who needs dessert when you’ve got this incredibly sweet and juicy treat? Even small-space gardeners can grow compact varieties.

Seed Count: 1/2 oz. contains about 125-140 seeds, sows a 100-ft. row.

Product Details

Height: 8 - 10 inches
Spacing: 3 - 5 feet between plants, 5 -8 feet between rows
Depth: 1 - 1 1/2 inches
Spread: Vine
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Germination: 5-8 days
Days To Maturity: 85 days
Yield: 40 fruits/100 foot row

Fruit: Sweet, Tender Yellow Flesh. Big, Round to Slightly Oblong. Medium-Thin, Tough, Light Green Rind
Comments: Incredibly drought resistant. Grayish-black seeds. Holds quality on vine for up to a month after ripening. Good shipper. Does not sunburn.
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- Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Desert King Watermelons
Reviewed By: Juanita Lopez (Tucson, Arizona)
The Desert King watermelons are the best. I shared them with family members and they agree. They are delicious I am trying to locate more of the seeds.

- Monday, October 27, 2008
Desert King Watermelon
Reviewed By: Gary (Greentown, Indiana)
This is the third year I have grown these. They have always ripened here in central Indiana. I have had trouble with other varieties having time to ripen. I have not ever tasted a better melon. Easy to tell when ripe, the bottom of the melon turns a yellowish cream color. The longer they ripen the sweeter they get. I was harvesting great melons for 5 weeks. I recommend these to everyone who grows watermelons. They average about 15-20 lbs

- Monday, September 07, 2009
Round Yellow and Sweet
Reviewed By: Sharon Kirk (St. Louis, Mo)
Some one gave me the plant as a water mellon plant.I planted it thinking it will be red. Not. It was bright yellow on the inside very few seeds and very small. It was one of the sweetest mellons i have ever eaten. i will diffinately do these next year. the best. easy to grow also.

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