A customer favorite, this open-pollinated watermelon matures in just 80 days, making it suitable for northern gardens! It produces very sweet crimson flesh with white seeds. It is well known for good yields of melons that measure 16" long and weigh 40 pounds each. This variety is resistant to Fusarium Wilt.
WATERMELON 'DIXIE QUEEN' Citrullus lanatus
Type: Annual fruit
Location: Sun
Seeds per pack: 10
Germination: Start indoors, seeds require 5-10 days at a soil temperature of 24 C (75 F) to germinate. Do not start outdoors in spring as with lower night temperatures, germination will be inhibited. Then plant outdoors once the chance of frost is past. Water during dry weather.
