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Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
An African melon that is mostly water and a summer argument about who gets the heart.
Flavor
Sugar water, a little green rind. The heart is the prize. Yellow-fleshed types are honeydew-adjacent.
In favor
A true summer crop
Days to harvest
75–100 days from sow
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