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Bowdon, GA

does anyone know why some Carolina crosses are white while others are more brown in color. Also Weeks seed co has watermelons called North Carolina giants are these the same as carolina crosses. I've enver growen them side by side will they cross? Do any of you guys grow Cobb's gem?

3/7/2008 3:04:11 PM

Nicholls Georgia

all watermelons will cross to one another

3/7/2008 3:23:39 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

I have noticed variation in seed color, but more importantly I have seen variation on seed size. I think the whiter seeds are less mature. It seem they start to discolor when the melon starts rotting. Of course I have received seeds that where reddish, but that's from people that don't wash the seeds before they dry them.

What do people think about seed size as a correlation on quality of plant that is grown?

3/7/2008 3:27:35 PM

Farmerville, Louisiana

I grew a carolina cross last year thatonly reached 107 pounds and it had brown seeds. I'm plantining them this year and gonna cross with a jubilee

3/7/2008 3:36:27 PM

Mt.Pleasant,Iowa

There are white seeds and brownish red seeds.My 168 in 2006 was redish brown and the 168.5 last year was white seeded.Brights have both brown seeded and white seeded melon seeds and cross the two sometimes and are listed that way on the order form.

3/7/2008 5:36:08 PM