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Warm-season annual · full sun, needs soil 70°F+, vines 15–20 ft

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Summer's biggest reward — doesn't ripen after picking, so learning the hollow-sound and dry-tendril tells matters more than the calendar.

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