A round melon with dark green skin and yellow spots, the fruit growing 10 to 20kgs with sweet tasty pink flesh.
This popular heirloom variety dates back to the 1920s. Yields are long lasting and melons are excellent for home or market.
Needs hot temperatures to germinate.
“Moon and Stars watermelon is one of the most popular heirloom varieties in the United States. Commercial rights were sold to Peter Henderson & Company of New York in the 1920s. The creator of the plant is unknown, but it was originally called “Sun, Moon, and Stars.” By the 1970s it had almost completely disappeared from American Gardens, until it was “rediscovered” and included in the 1981 Fall Harvest Edition of Seed Saver’s Exchange.” 2025, University of New Hampshire
Space: 4m x 2m
Position: Full Sun, needs moderate watering and is a heavy feeder
Uses: Can grow to 15kg a fruit or more
Harvest: 95 days
Sow: Temperatures above 27 deg
5 seeds per packet
Unfortunately due to Quarantine restrictions this product is not available to Western Australia
A round melon with dark green skin and yellow spots, the fruit growing 10 to 20kgs with sweet tasty pink flesh.
This popular heirloom variety dates back to the 1920s. Yields are long lasting and melons are excellent for home or market.
Needs hot temperatures to germinate.
“Moon and Stars watermelon is one of the most popular heirloom varieties in the United States. Commercial rights were sold to Peter Henderson & Company of New York in the 1920s. The creator of the plant is unknown, but it was originally called “Sun, Moon, and Stars.” By the 1970s it had almost completely disappeared from American Gardens, until it was “rediscovered” and included in the 1981 Fall Harvest Edition of Seed Saver’s Exchange.” 2025, University of New Hampshire
Space: 4m x 2m
Position: Full Sun, needs moderate watering and is a heavy feeder
Uses: Can grow to 15kg a fruit or more
Harvest: 95 days
Sow: Temperatures above 27 deg
5 seeds per packet
Unfortunately due to Quarantine restrictions this product is not available to Western Australia
