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| | Watermelon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | For this reason, commercially available seedless watermelon seeds actually contain two varieties of seeds; that of the triploid seedless plant itself (recognizable because the seed is larger), and the diploid plant which is needed to pollenize the triploid. | | | It is not known when the plant was first cultivated, but the earliest watermelon harvest of record occurred in dynastic Egypt nearly 5,000 years ago, and is depicted in hieroglyphs. | | | It produced high yields and was resistant to the most serious watermelon diseases: anthracnose and fusarium wilt. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon
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| | Watch Your Garden Grow - Watermelon |
| | Watermelons should be kept free from weeds by shallow hoeing and cultivation. | | | Watermelons do not cross with muskmelons, squash, pumpkins or cucumbers. | | | Watermelon seeds were brought to this country by African slaves. |
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http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/veggies/watermelon1.html
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| | Watermelon, Commercial Vegetable Production Guides, North Willamette Research and Extension Center |
| | Water soluble polyacrylamide (PAM) is useful for flocculating soil particles in irrigation furrows and reducing erosion of soil from the furrow. | | | Watermelons are normally direct seeded in eastern Oregon and transplanted in western Oregon. | | | Watermelon is known to be sensitive to manganese toxicity, a common problem in low pH soils in western Oregon. |
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http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/NWREC/watmelon.html
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| | Growing Watermelon in the Home Garden, HYG-1626-95 |
| | Honey bees are the most effective pollinators of watermelon blossoms. | | | Watermelons grow well in both humid and semi-arid areas, but foliar diseases are less destructive in drier climates. | | | Watermelons may also be direct-seeded through holes cut in the plastic, but this may delay harvest. |
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http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1626.html
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| | Watermelon |
| | Since seedless watermelons are self-infertile, a standard diploid variety is planted along with the seedless variety, so that the flowers can be fertilized. | | | Modern varieties of the watermelon are derived from the native African vine Citrullus lanatus (or C. | | | The pollen of many members of the cucurbit family is heavy and sticky, and not transferred from one flower to another very effectively by the wind. |
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http://darwin.nmsu.edu/~molbio/plant/watermelon.html
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| | FABULOUS FOODS FEATURED INGREDIENT - Watermelon |
| | Every part of a watermelon is edible, even the seeds and rinds. | | | Store watermelon on the warm side Compared to most fruits, watermelons need a more "tropical" climate - a thermometer reading of 55°° F is ideal. | | | Contrary to popular belief eating watermelon seeds does not cause a watermelon to grow in your stomach. |
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http://www.fabulousfoods.com/features/featuring/watermelon.html
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| | Living - The Cincinnati Post |
| | Watermelon is also an ideal food for the sick and infirm. | | | The ancient Egyptians were the first people known to cultivate watermelons, although this particular type of melon almost assuredly originated in tropical Africa, where to this day they may be found growing wild. | | | From Egypt, melons were disseminated to the Middle East, where they have been a staple food for untold centuries. |
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http://www.cincypost.com/2004/08/04/melon080404.html
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| | Allrecipes Cook's Encyclopedia watermelon |
| | Native to Africa, the watermelon is one of two broad categories of melon, the other being MUSKMELON. | | | Cut watermelon should always be tightly wrapped, refrigerated and used within a day or so. | | | An abundance of small, white seeds means the melon is immature. |
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http://allrecipes.com/advice/ref/ency/terms/9080.asp
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| | 5 A Day: Fruit and Vegetable of the Month: Watermelon DNPA CDC |
| | Watermelon can be traced back to Africa and is part of the cucumber and squash family. | | | Watermelon is fat free, nutritionally low in calories and considered an ideal diet food, and is high in energy, making it a great energy boost! | | | Lift them, weight should be heavy for size. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/5aday/month/watermelon.htm
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| | Watermelon |
| | Cousin to the cucumber and kin to the gourd, watermelons can range in size from 7 to 100 pounds. | | | The flesh of cut melons should have a fresh, firm texture, and the seeds should be fully mature and hard. | | | Store whole melons at 50-60°F. Cut melons should be wrapped and stored at 40-50°F. Yield: Based on average 20-pound and 30-pound watermelon sliced 1/2 inch thick for garnishes and 3/4 inch thick for buffets. |
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http://www.produceoasis.com/Items_folder/Fruits/Watermelon.html
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| | Watermelon |
| | Watermelons are planted in early spring and again in August. | | | If you are not getting both types of flowers, you may have planted too late or be growing in too much shade -- melons MUST have 8-10 hours of direct sun daily. | | | If they are small melons such as Sugar Baby, you can support them with slings made from old nylons. |
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http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/vegetables/watermelon.html
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| | Mrs.Sirois' Country Kindergarten |
| | As the children sit on the rug with their watermelon slice in front of them,I will ask them to put on (a number) of watermelon seeds. | | | Add watermelon pieces and blend until the shake is slushy. | | | Collect and wash watermelon seeds and place in a bowl. |
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http://myschoolonline.com/page/0,1871,24742-146190-27-2095,00.html
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| | ABC-Dir: Watermelon |
| | A tea made from watermelon seeds can be quite helpful for the body, and may provide relief from urinary tract... | | | National Watermelon Queen with the queen's bio and photos as well as the history of the National Watermelon Association | | | The Healing Nature of Watermelon Seed Tea (Popularity: |
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| | Watermelon Recipes |
| | In small saucepan mix together sugar and water; simmer 3 minutes. | | | Cut edge of melon in saw-tooth design with sharp knife. | | | Pour mixture into refrigerator tray and begin freezing. |
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http://www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/commodit/horticul/melons/recipe.htm
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| | Gardening:Watermelon - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks |
| | A good red watermelon has a solid, bright red flesh, preferably with black seeds, and a strong protecting rind. | | | There are early varieties that will ripen in the Northern season, and make a much better melon than those secured on the market. | | | One ounce of seed will plant thirty hills. |
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http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Gardening:Watermelon
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| | BBC News ASIA-PACIFIC Square fruit stuns Japanese shoppers |
| | The farmer, from Zentsuji in Kagawa prefecture, came up with the idea of making a cube-shaped watermelon which could easily be packed and stored. | | | To make it happen, farmers grew the melons in glass boxes and the fruit then naturally assumed the same shape. | | | For years consumers struggled to fit the large round fruit in their refrigerators. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1390088.stm
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| | Watermelon.page |
| | Save seeds from a watermelon and take your kids to the playground for a watermelon seed spitting contest. | | | Make predictions about the number of seeds in a watermelon or slice of watermelon. | | | As they eat their watermelon they take out the seeds and can use then for their art project. |
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http://www.kinderthemes.com/Watermelon.html
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| | Citrullus lanatus |
| | Watermelon In: Magness, J.R., G.M. Markle, C.C. Compton. | | | Food and feed crops of the United States. | | | Watermelon, American watermelon, Jubilee, seeded watermelon, seedless watermelon |
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http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/nexus/Citrullus_lanatus_nex.html
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| | Austin Chronicle: Going for Broke |
| | For the most part, Sire's advance didn't trickle down to the creditors. | | | We walked into it knowing some of these problems could occur, but when all of them did we were shocked." | | | Less simple were Watermelon's last-ditch efforts to restructure their deal with Sire. |
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http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol18/issue42/music.watermelon.html
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| | Watermelon |
| | It has a dozen pictures showing the step by step process for cutting and serving watermelon by removing the seeds or fileting it. | | | This page contains the recipe or food preparation directions for the raw food preparation of watermelon. |
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http://www.rawtimes.com/food/watermelon.html
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| | Vampire watermelon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | According to tradition, virtually any kind of melon or pumpkin kept more than ten days or after Christmas will become a vampire, rolling around on the ground and growling to pester the living. | | | "Blood" forms naturally on a few square centimeters of the outside of an aged watermelon. | | | Vampire watermelons are a folk legend from the Balkans, in southeastern Europe. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_watermelon
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| | Welcome to Watermelon.org |
| | There is even a section of the site especially for kids with pages to color, puzzles and a video clip of watermelons being harvested from the field. | | | Preliminary research shows that consuming foods that contain lycopene are associated with a decreased risk of prostate and cervical cancer. | | | You can also find out about lycopene, an antioxidant contained in the red varieties of watermelon. |
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| | Technorati Tag: watermelon |
| | Grow Your Own Watermelon Grow all natural fruit from home. | | | Bickford Flavors - Kosher Watermelon No minimum order. | | | Posts tagged Watermelon per day for the last 30 days. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/watermelon
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| | Mangiare Bene - Portuguese watermelon |
| | Let them rest in the refrigerator for an hour then put them back into the watermelon basket and serve chilled. | | | Empty the watermelon with an ice cream baller, remove the black seeds, place the watermelon balls in a bowl over which you will pour the glass of kirsch. | | | With a very sharp knife cut the shape out taking care not to break the handle. |
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http://www.mangiarebene.net/academy/dessert/watermelon_portuguese.html
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| | Chinese Watermelon Art/Sculpture |
| | In China they carve watermelons instead of pumpkins. | | | I received an e-mail from an "Eric Fong" who informed me that the carvings are actually Japanese, and that the writing on the melons is Japanese. | | | I wanted to get these back up for viewing. |
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| | Willy Watermelon Paper Craft |
| | What does a watermelon taste (or look) like? | | | Ask the kids the 5 W's about watermelons | | | You might like to have an adult answer each of the questions as an example so the kids get the idea of what's intended. |
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http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/mwatermelon.htm
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| | Weighty Watermelons. Roadside America |
| | Local watermelon production has averaged 15 million pounds, so Dilley is no slouch. | | | Dilley calls itself the " Self-proclaimed Watermelon Capital of Texas, " yet their statue is no more than five feet long -- and possibly smaller than some real watermelons. | | | The watermelon was motorized for a time (it's hollow and has a door in its side), but the engine is broken and has never been repaired. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Vitamin C |
| | Vitamin C is water soluble and is regularly excreted by the body. | | | All fruits and vegetables contain some amount of vitamin C. Foods that tend to be the highest sources of vitamin C include green peppers, citrus fruits and juices, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, turnip greens and other leafy greens, sweet and white potatoes, and cantaloupe. | | | Other excellent sources include papaya, mango, watermelon, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, winter squash, red peppers, raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, and pineapples. |
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| | T-Val Sales, Bulk Watermelon and Squash Produce Broker and Sales |
| | The Watermelon Sales Company, T-Val Sales, is based in Nogales Arizona | | | Our family business of growing produce, selling quality watermelons and shipping produce has been around since 1983 under The Three Valenzuela's | | | In 1991 Thom started the T-Val Sales specializing in Seedless and Seeded Watermelons. |
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| | Watermelon Slim |
| | Watermelon Slim & The Workers are busy now touring the Mid, NE, & Canada. | | | Slim and his band The Workers are currently finishing tracks for the cd with producer Chris Wick. | | | If your local station does not carry these shows, go online and google all each show above, and then look for links to other affiliates carrying the broadcast. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Watermelon: Books |
| | Marian Keyes begins Watermelon with a rather inauspicious romantic opening when the heroine's husband leaves her for Denise from the flat downstairs the day their first child is born. | | | Buy Watermelon with The Other Side of the Story today! | | | Claire, the deserted wife and mother, returns to her family in Dublin and, after going through the required stages of "Loss, Loneliness, Hopelessness and Humiliation", begins to feel much better--so much better that when James tries to win his way back into her affections, he gets more than he bargained for. |
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| | Watermelon Art - Cool Pictures |
| | Watermelon artwork that looks good enough to eat! | | | Use the code below to post this page to profiles, blogs and websites! | | | Dont check out your co-workers, it'll get nasty! |
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| | Amazon.com: Watermelon Man: DVD: Howard Caine,Godfrey Cambridge,Mae Clarke,Donna Dubrow,Frank Farmer,Scott Garrett,Kay ... |
| | Watermelon Man...was a very courageous and creative effort to depict caucasian racists attitudes prevalent 25-30yrs ago in a humorist and insightful context that encourages a viewer to step out of a stagnate and prejustice cultural box to take a risk to "take a walk in another's shoes". | | | As the film begins, we meet the Gerbers, a typical white family living in a typical white neighborhood. | | | Being interested in many types of film, I saw the DVD release of Watermelon Man (1970) and it was the title that caught my eye. |
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| | 62nd Annual Watermelon festival |
| | If you are coming from out of town and need a place to stay we have a list of Hotels for you on our application page. | | | Some of the highlights of our festival consist of Family Fun Day at Lake Warren State Park, Pet Shows, Mud Runs, Watermelon Eating Contest, Watermelon Judging Contest, a Melon Miss pageant for all ages and the big Miss Coastaland Miss Teen Coastal Empire Pageants. | | | We would like to invite you to come and celebrate with us in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. |
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| | Watermelon! |
| | On a hot summer day what can be more refreshing? | | | Did you know that Egyptians grew watermelon 5000 years ago? | | | The biggest watermelon grown according to the 1996 Guiness Book of World Records weighed in at 262 pounds! |
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| | Watermelon (2003) (TV) |
| | I have seen this movie and would like to comment on it | | | Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Watermelon (2003) (TV) |
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| | The BRAG Encyclopedia |
| | Tifton welcomed us with free watermelon and an elaborate Welcome tent followed by a street dance that got moved inside because of threatening rain. | | | Americus opened the restored Rylander Theatre for movies and tours, and hosted the U. Army Band in Rylander Park downtown. |
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| | Watermelon Special Fruitcarving |
| | "Watermelon sculpture" which entertains the infinite possibility from white and red, and green colors. | | | Please take a look at what Takashi Itoh from Japan creates with delicious and beautiful watermelon! | | | The gallery of watermelon sculpture by Takashi Itoh. |
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http://takashi64.hp.infoseek.co.jp
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| | Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva |
| | Watermelon is a mere $18,000 short to pay her lawyer. | | | Watermelon has Won The 2004 "Slightly Used" Female Comedy Competition By The Laff Riot Girls | | | Watermelon Girl Stand up Comic and Weed Diva |
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