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VEGETABLES / WATERMELON-CITRON
2023 seed. Very rare. Did not get a chance to taste and we'll see how many seeds I obtain from it. Red seeds. Hand pollinated from 2 plants (2/4 plants flowered & fruited). Green & white spotting, variable fruit shape (1 plant had slightly bottle-shaped fruits and another seemed to have oblate fruits). Seems to be a citron type, given how it's November and the fruits are still intact without going rotten yet. December 9 update: 3 out of the 4 fruits that I harvested were starting to rot so I extracted seeds (photo is of the one which kept longest). Very pretty pale golden yellow inside with red seeds! Did a small amount of taste test (spit out/rinsed mouth due to processing rotten ones first) and rather bland flavor, possibly a citron type. Will grow again to see if it is sweet when harvested at ideal ripeness.
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Listed In: 2024, 2025
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Minnesota
USDA Hardiness: 4
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