This hybrid triploid watermelon is very unique in that it has a shiny dark green rind and sometimes with a few distinct character marks on the rind surface. The fruit produces a smoky, waxy film on the surface to help protect it from the sun and is very solid and smooth with a slightly oval shape. The seed pips are small and hardly noticable. In our trials, the fruit have been very uniform, thus a reliable average weight, 18-22 lbs. Our trials also produced good yeilds. Maturity has been set at 80-85 days, depending on location, plant population, planting methods and conditions. Tolerant to Anthracnose and Fusarium Wilt race 0 and 1. Pollinator reqd.

Once the plants are out of the ground they go right on growing. It is round to slightly oblong. Its rind is a light pea green color. The flesh is deep rich yellow with grayish black seeds. It is very sweet and tender. Its rind is medium thin and tough enough to stand hauling well. It is a medium late variety, coming along in about 85 days after the planting. It has the ability to lie on the vine a month or so after ripening and still hold its good qualities and remain free from sunburn.

“The melon with the fresher look” 80-85 days. Desert Storm is early, very uniform, high yielding watermelon very similar to Patriot except it has a darker rind color and we believe this color will allow a fresher look. The fruit are medium green with a darker green stripe. The shape is oblong and it has a tough rind making it very suitable for shipping. The flesh is red, crisp and sweet with small mottled brown seed. Average weight 22-25 lbs.

85 days. This remarkable hybrid watermelon has hit the marketplace by storm. The blue film on the rind tends to protect from sunburn (to some degree) The red, crisp, sweet flesh is extremely tasty. The vine is extremely vigorous, making an excellent canopy for itself and for being used as a pollinator. Good tolerance to wilt. Excellent pollinator.

90 days. Dixielee is a round striped watermelon with black seed, very red flesh and good taste. Even prior to full maturity the flesh is an attractive red color. The rind is very smooth, hard and tough. Dixielee has vigorous vine growth, throughout the season. Average size 20 to 30 pounds. Good shipper.

85 days. A very classy watermelon. An Allsweet type with beautiful dark green striped rind. Rind is tough making it an excellent shipper. It has dark red, sweet flesh that holds very well. The strong vigorous plants provide a good canopy that protects fruit from the sun. Fruit averages 22-25 lbs, very productive producing a high percentage of uniform fruit. Seeds are large and dark brown with black mottling. Tolerant to Fusaruim Wilt.

80 Days. Introducing to you an orange hybrid. Gold Strike has a beautiful orange flesh, darker than Summer Gold and Super Gold. The fruit averages 22 - 24 pounds. The rind has a very distinctive dark stripe. It has an oblong shape with small black seed. Ships, handles and holds better if picked fresh. Very productive.

80-85 days. Jack & Jill is a brand name for a 3-1 blend of a compatible triploid and diploid. It is a blend of 1 part Ole(Hybrid Diploid) and 3 parts Sweet Slice (Hybrid Triploid).They grow off together equally in trays that are randomly seeded and are just randomly planted in the field. We do not recommend these to be planted in small pots. We suggest plots no smaller than 1/4 acre for about 10,000 sq. ft.

80 days. Jube-ette is a Jubilee type watermelon; very uniform and productive. The fruit are shorter in length than Jubilee, thus producing a higher percentage of marketable fruit, 20-25 lbs. It has sweet, dark red, firm flesh. The planting seed are large but the final hybrid has small seed, giving you the opportunity to take advantage of the vigorous large seed for providing a stronger seedling. Tolerant to Fusarium wilt.

Long melons with well rounded ends, light green rind with darker green stripes. The rind is slightly grooved, hard and tough, about 3/4 inch thick, well adapted to shipping. Average weight is 30 to 35 pounds. The flesh is very palatable, has an excellent texture and is uniformly bright red when ripe. Seeds are stippled, large and black. Plants grow vigorously in warm seasonal temperature. It has a wide range of adaptability and is one of the most popular watermelons in the United States