1/4 Pound Mylar Bag – Charleston Gray Watermelon SeedsGold Vault Mylar Zip Packet Charleston Gray is a big juicy watermelon variety for your home garden! Oblong fruit average 22 to 26″ long x 10″ in diameter with a tough striped rind that makes this a good shipper! Mature melons weight from 25 to 35 lbs. Bright red, fiberless flesh is crisp and sweet. Matures in 85 to 100 days. Resistant to FW & AN1. Average water needs. This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies, and/or birds. Charles Frederic Andrus, a research scientist at the USDA laboratory in Charleston, developed this melon in the late 1940s to fulfill the need for a good shipping melon that could resist disease. His Charleston Grey watermelon was introduced in 1954 by the Southeastern Vegetable Breeding Laboratory. An immediate success, it was once the most popular commercially grown melon in the United States; though other varieties have now taken this position, Charleston Gray watermelons still make the state of South Carolina proud. These seeds are non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms), and are also free from all Neonicotinoids. They are packaged in our superb Gold Mylar Mylar Zip Packaging, which gives the seeds the best storage possible, and allows you to reseal the bag for later use. The artwork and labels on the packet are loaded with information – many people comment that it is the most beautiful packet that they have ever seen. If you have never tried out our seeds before, this is your chance to experience something special!