FREE: Moon & Stars 5 Watermelon Seed

Called 'Sun, Moon and Stars' when it was introduced in 1926.
A heavy watermelon -- ranging from 20 to as much as 50 pounds -- the 'Moon & Stars' has a dark green somewhat ridged rind with the aforementioned yellow mottling. Leaves are similarly mottled. Fruit may be round, oblong or pear-shaped.

The flesh, which can be red, pink-red or yellow, depending on the variety, is nowhere near as dense and smooth as that of the commonly grown 'Sugar Baby' or 'Crimson Sweet.

Cultivation: Like other watermelons, 'Moon & Stars' requires considerable heat and sun. To give them a head start, you can start them in seed pots indoors and transplant them into the garden when the soil has warmed to 60 degrees.
Watermelons like well-drained, sandy loam with a pH of 6 to 6.8. They don't want wet feet, and regular, but average, water will do. Mine are planted on a shallow mound-- and watered twice a day via soaker hose that surrounds the mound.

Plant eight to 10 seeds to a hill, 1/2 inch deep, with hills 8 feet apart. I over plant to insure good germination, thin to three plants per hill. Watermelons will spread 6 to 8 feet in any direction, so don't plant them adjacent to a main garden walkway.