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WATERMELONS ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



IN THE warm, alluvial soils of the interior regions, 

 watermelons thrive like weeds. They do better in 

 the warmer sections than muskmelons, and are more 

 easily suited in their soil requirements. Best results 

 are obtained in the light, sandy soils underlaid by a heavier 

 subsoil that retains the moisture well. But good melons 

 can be grown all along the coast, on most any soil. 



For an earliest crop home gardeners sometimes take a 

 chance of losing the first planting by sowing seeds in March. 

 April is a perfectly safe month to sow seeds in the interior 

 valleys, while May is the earliest month to make sowings 

 in frosty localities. For a succession, sowings may be 

 made up to July and, in frostless regions, melons may be 

 enjoyed until Christmas. 



Lodi is a light green sort which, for many years, ruled 

 supreme on the Pacific Coast and still controls some of 

 the California markets. 



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