White Wonder Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus Seeds per pack ~20 Germination: 98%  Nov 2024 Packed for 2025 HISTORY: Very popular in the 1800s, this unique picnic watermelon is experiencing a comeback. As farming became a corporate industry the demand for red-fleshed melons resulted in white flesh watermelons to virtually disappear both from public consciousness and from big agricultural cultivation. This heirloom watermelon should be handled with care as the rind is somewhat delicate and is prone to cracking.  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 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 DAYS TO MATURITY: 80-90 days PLANT DESCRIPTI