ISSUE 42, MELONS, Part 6: The Rise of the Georgia Market Melon
THE RISE OF THE GEORGIA MARKET MELON
Watermelons were extremely difficult to breed into market varieties with stable attributes. This is the story of how the initial market varieties were stabilized in the 19th century and descriptions of the ancestors of the American picnic (oblong shaped) watermelons familiar today.
The problem? Their promi…