Amish Moon & Stars Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus.  Seeds per packet ~ 30 Germination: 90% Oct 2024 (Packed for 2025) Origins and History Watermelons were first cultivated in Africa before spreading north into Mediterranean countries and, later, to other parts of Europe. watermelons have a history going back 5,000 years to Africa. (See National Geographic article).  The transatlantic slave trade was the main vehicle by which the watermelon made its way to the Americas. Before it became a racist stereotype in the Jim Crow era, watermelon once symbolized black self-sufficiency. After the Civil War, newly freed African Americans  grew, ate and sold watermelon—the fruit became a symbol of freedom.  The Amish Moon & Stars Watermelon is a cherished heirloom variety that traces back to the early 1900s. It was first introduced by the Henderson Seed Company in 1924 and gained fame for its unusual rind pattern. Thought to have nearly disappeared by the mid-20th century, the variety was rediscovered in Amish farming communi