Picked Our First Ever Watermelon Today - And It Was a Doozy!

SewingDiva

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..and delicious too. The variety is Charleston (85 days) , and it was very trouble free.

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And look at the color!

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Even though the trend is towards smaller size fruits these days, this one reminds me of the monster size watermelons of my childhood. :cool:

We had this growing on our front steps. There are two more, along with about 5 Moon & Stars. We're going to a family reunion next weekend, so hopefully we'll be able to take a few with us.

~Phyllis
 

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I did the smaller ones last year and also decided I wanted big ones this year like my mom used to plant. I got georgia rattlesnake. Unfortunately I was a little late planting and we just havent had enough heat this summer. Im jealous :hit
 

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Wow.... Almost 31 lbs...

You did a great job.... Im gonna have to try the Charleston one day..
My mouth is watering.... and I so love watermelon!!
 
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