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Early Yates

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VEGETABLES / WATERMELON-CITRON
Medium-sized, round fruit. Light grey-green rind with darker green mottling. Slight longitudinal grooves. Thin rind. Fruit crack open easily when ripe. Very early maturing. Pink flesh. Fair flavor. Short harvest window. Brix score: 8.7. Brown seeds with darker brown spotting. Intermediate productivity when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. Fruit reach 7-9" long; 6-10" wide; and weigh 8-13lbs. Acquired by SSE from the USDA. SSE Accession # 127796
SSE Accession: 127796
$4
Listed In: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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