Georgia Rattlesnake Watermelon |Truelove Seeds
Citrullus lanatus. These great-tasting, snake-striped heirloom watermelons from the 19th century grow to about 35 lbs or even larger! Their solid rinds help them travel and store well. Our friend Chelsea Askew grew these melons in her corn patch and saved their seeds on the first snow. She made watermelon wine from all the extra sweet, red flesh that she couldn't eat fresh.!
Watermelons originate in West Africa, where they have been cultivated for at least four thousand years.
Thank you to Chelsea Askew for these seeds and photos, and to David Shields for his historical research and for sharing the newsprint and drawing of this melon.
Days to maturity: 90
Seeds per pack: 28-30
Grown for Truelove Seeds by Chelsea Askew in Mars Hill, NC
Citrullus lanatus. These great-tasting, snake-striped heirloom watermelons from the 19th century grow to about 35 lbs or even larger! Their solid rinds help them travel and store well. Our friend Chelsea Askew grew these melons in her corn patch and saved their seeds on the first snow. She made watermelon wine from all the extra sweet, red flesh that she couldn't eat fresh.!
Watermelons originate in West Africa, where they have been cultivated for at least four thousand years.
Thank you to Chelsea Askew for these seeds and photos, and to David Shields for his historical research and for sharing the newsprint and drawing of this melon.
Days to maturity: 90
Seeds per pack: 28-30
Grown for Truelove Seeds by Chelsea Askew in Mars Hill, NC