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July 11 - Watermelon Varieties:

There are about 200 varieties of watermelon throughout the United States. All varieties can be classified into four general categories: Picnic, Ice-box, Seedless and Yellow Flesh.

Picnic Watermelon
·15-45 pounds
·Red or yellow flesh
·Round or oblong
·Light to dark-green rind, with or without stripes
Ice-box Watermelon
·5-15 pounds
·Red or yellow flesh
·Round
·Dark or light-green rind
Seedless Watermelon
·10-25 pounds
·Red or yellow flesh
·Oval to round
·Light-green rind with dark-green stripes
Yellow flesh Watermelon
·10-30 pounds
·Oblong to long
·Light-green rind with mottled stripes
·Yellow to bright-orange flesh

OASIS has much more information on melons.

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