I have a growing conjoined Carolina Cross watermelon
coolvol
12 years ago
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Comments (2)Carolina Cross is an exhibition melon. It has set world records for several years now.current record is close to 270 lbs. In my opinion it is mediocre as an eating melon, but then it was devloped as a show melon. There are several threads discussing Carolina Cross on the Giant Vegetables forum. Here is a link that might be useful: World record watermelons...See MoreI crossed Sugar Baby and Moon & Stars watermelons!
Comments (5)Size isn't going to tell you anything about the genetics of your seed. Drought or crowding will all make the melons smaller. Beyond that I have no idea if you can make a stable line from this seed. I'd think it very difficult. The seed from even one melon could vary in genetic makeup....See MoreConjoined watermelon
Comments (2)I have a Carolina Cross watermelon growing that is conjoined twins. I will link to a picture. It is only 3 days old but seems healthy and growing.I have named the melon Nuts. Here is a link that might be useful: Bigpumpkins.com dairy photo...See Morecarolina cross watermelons
Comments (3)I grew the Carolina Cross one yr in CA. Biggest melon I ever grew, only about 50lbs, but the quality was poor. Not worth growing. Give me one 20lb Star Brite and you can have all the 200lb CC. At my age just picking up a Star Brite is enough of a challenge. The Fruitnut...See Morecoolvol
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