Hopi Red. "Kawayvatnga"
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This was our first watermelon collection, made at New Oraibi on Third Mesa. Fruits are round to oblong, have light to dark green skins and pink to red flesh. A few yellow-fleshed ones show up now and again!
$2.95
Culture
In the spring, plant seeds 1/2 to 1 inch deep, 3 seeds per basin, allowing ample room for vines. Plants need a long growing season.
Seed Saving
An insect-pollinated annual. Varieties will cross. Male and female flowers develop on each plant, and pollen must be transferred from a male to female for fruit set. Ripe fruits have a hollow sound when tapped and a yellowing patch on the bottom. Also look for dried tendrils next to the stem. Scoop out seeds of fully ripe fruit, wash thoroughly and dry.
