Hale’s Best combines earliness with the succulent, deep flavor of the best vine-ripened melon. Cantaloupe Heirloom with aromatic tangerine sorbet flavor. Oval fruits have slightly ribbed netted skin. Vine-ripened fruits average 5-6 Lbs. Harvest when skin turns gold and fruit slips. 80 days

1/32 ounce, ~ 30 seeds, Sows ~ 15’

Muskmelon Fine-grained, green-flesh. Developed, by chance, in1881 from the variety Nutmeg, and still around 125 years later! Ready when fruit starts to soften and slips off the vine. 80 days

Middle Eastern treat produces 16-25 Lb oblong fruit. Intricately detailed apple-green rinds look like dinosaur eggs. Superb, sweet flavor with a crispy texture.

1/16 ounce, ~ 30 seeds, Sows ~ 15’

100 Days to maturity. Start indoors in northern climates.

Crimson Sweet is a classic, oblong, 10” x 12” striped melon, standard for a shipping type melon. Weighs in at 15-25 lbs with bright red, juicy sweet flesh. AAS 196

1/16 ounce, ~ 30 seeds, Sows ~ 15’

Watermelon. 1964 AAS Winner. Oval fruits range 20-25 lbs. Fine grained crimson red flesh is sweet and juicy, with a relatively small amount of petite seeds! Thick rind has dark green stripes. 85 days

Once thought to be extinct, Moon and Stars has been rescued from obscurity and has become a wildly popular specialty watermelon. Extolled for its unique appearance as well as its very sweet, bright red flesh. It has a dark green rind decorated with beautiful yellow spots of large (moon) and small (star) size. Also has spotted foliage. Needs heat to set fruit (use plastic mulch), so it may pose a worthy challenge to northern growers.

1/16 ounce, ~ 15 seeds, Sows ~ 8’

Watermelon. Rediscovered heirloom variety weighing 6-15 lbs. with very sweet, red flesh. Fruit and leaves are dark green with yellow splashes, ranging from tiny stars to larger moons. Kids will like the idea of the moon and stars on them! Great for back yard get-togehters.

95-100 days

Also known as Icebox watermelon, this excellent northern short-season variety produces reliable yields of 8-10 lb, solid dark green, perfectly round fruits. Flesh is deep red and very sweet. Tough rind resists cracking. The standard for small watermelons. Our strain is adapted and selected for cool growing and high yield

1/16 ounce, ~ 30 seeds, Sows ~ 15’

Watermelon. Icebox size fruits are sweet, crisp, with a pinkish-red flesh. Fruit is perfectly round with a dark green rind that is not easily damaged. Excellent short season variety. 78 days