The Yellow Petite Watermelon is a very aromatic melon, and just the right size to fit in the refrigerator. Melons are nearly a perfect sphere, 5 to 7 pounds with bright yellow flesh and a dark and light green striped rind. Very sweet – lots of fun.

20 seeds

PLANTING

Citrullus lanatus

Germination:4-10 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 70-85F

Seed Sowing Depth:1/2″ deep

Sowing Indoors:3-4 weeks before the last frost.Provide 70-85Fsoil temperature.Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot.Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces rootdamage when transplanting. Transplant after last frost,36-48″ apart.

Sowing Outdoors:After the last frost when the soil temperature is over70F.

How much does a packet plant:18-20foot single row,5-6hills

Harvest:Look for the following signs as it does take some practice on telling when they are ready to harvest. The closet tendril to the stem dries, there is a crack in the stem that attaches the watermelon to the vine, where the watermelon touches the ground it should be a butter yellow color, give it a knock with your hands it should sound hollow, the skin is dull, and slipping of the stem from the melon with slight finger pressure.

Tips: Plant Yellow Petite Watermelon in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and keep well watered. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.