Dixie Queen Picnic Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus Seeds per pack ~20 Germination: 90% Sep 2024 (Packed for 2025) DAYS TO MATURITY: 85-90 days The Dixie Queen Picnic Watermelon is an heirloom watermelon variety known for its early maturity and classic sweet flavor. This variety is an annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat tolerant, seeded, picnic watermelon. Sweet, refreshing, and mildly fruity, embodying the classic taste of watermelon. Perfect for picnics and gatherings due to its manageable size and great flavor. Its high sugar content makes it a favorite for fresh eating or fruit salads. The Dixie Queen watermelon is popular in the southern United States. Indigenous to Africa, watermelons, including varieties like the August Ambrosia, have a history that predates colonial influences. Watermelons were first cultivated in Africa before spreading north into Mediterranean countries and, later, to other parts of Europe. The transatlantic slave trade was the main vehicle by which the watermelon made its way to the