Personally, I don’t mind seeds in my melons, but the seedless types do have a very useful purpose beyond the desire for a seedless slice. Mini Piccolo’ is a seedless hybrid variety that comes in a single-serving size. Round fruits have green rinds with darker green striping and weigh a diminutive two to four pounds.

Golden Midget’ is a super early variety that’s great for short-season growers – fruit will be ready to harvest in just 70 days. In these grooves, place the seeds, keeping a distance of 10 cm. Then everything is covered with soil about 2 fingers high.This variety was acquired by Joseph Borries around 1970, and his family has grown this heirloom variety in Illinois ever since. Each of the five senses is a doorway to your baby’s mind. Your newborn baby can hear your voice, feel your touch, smell your scent, and taste anything you put in his mouth. While baby’s vision may be one of the least developed senses at birth, visual input during the early months may have the most profound effect on baby’s developing nervous system. What exactly does this mean? Why is visual stimulation so important for a baby? How can you as a parent or caregiver best stimulate your newborn’s visual senses?

As mentioned above, the root of all beet varieties is structured in strips, it’s just that they are more pronounced in some varieties than in others. Varieties with clearly defined rings include, for example: These cultivars weigh between three to six pounds, and are a delight to cut in half and eat with a spoon in one sitting. Allsweet’ has the classic look of a picnic watermelon variety. With good disease resistance, it’s well-suited to long growing seasons. Burpees Golden’: A yellow striped beet where the stripes appear in different shades of yellow. Like many beet, ‘Burpees Golden’ tastes slightly sweeter than classic beet.Now that you have some solid watermelon options, are you ready to grow all the fixins’ for your next summer picnic? Visit our veggie growing guides for inspiration. Small oblong watermelons are striped with dark and light green. Flesh is deep red with a sweet flavor and crisp texture. A: Little Darling is one of the sweetest varieties coming in at a rating of 12 on the brix sugar scale.