Juicy, delicious, and extra sweet icebox sized fruits that mature early. Here in Maine, we started pulling ours in the second week of August, got 5 from one hill, with many more coming from our other plants. JuiceBox Watermelon is dependable with high-quality harvests. Average 4-6 pounds. Intermediate resistance to Fusarium Wilt.
10 seeds
PLANTING
Citrullus lanatus
Germination:4-10 days
Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 70-85F
Seed Sowing Depth:1/2″ deep
Sowing Indoors:3-4 weeks before the last frost.Provide 70-85Fsoil temperature.Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot.Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces rootdamage when transplanting. Transplant after the last frost, 36-48″ apart.
Sowing Outdoors: After the last frost, when the soil temperature is over70F.
How much does a packet plant:18-20foot single row,5-6hills
Harvest:Look for the following signs, as it does take some practice to tell when they are ready to harvest. The closest tendril to the stem dries, there is a crack in the stem that attaches the watermelon to the vine, where the watermelon touches the ground it should be a butter yellow color, give it a knock with your hands it should sound hollow, the skin is dull, and slipping of the stem from the melon with slight finger pressure.
Tips: Plant JuiceBox watermelon in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and keep well watered. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.
