Charleston Greys Ghostly white and pale green rind characteristically contrast it apart from other watermelon cultivars. A true American variety developed from the 1950’s by renowned watermelon breeder Charles Andrus, of the USDA in Charleston, SC. This reliable classic heirloom variety is very sweet, long storage potential, and has huge vines, and very large fruit. Used as a pollinator for seedless varieties also is a useful tool that also yields seeded watermelon, amongst seedless. Charleston Grey produces elongated oblong fruits that weigh 15-40lbs. Tennessee, and surrounding states have grown and revered Charleston Grey for its flavor, texture, charming subtle prolific vines that sprawl many generations, in many different gardens.
