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Watermelon Congo

One big, sweet, beautiful watermelon that reaches up to 35 lb.
An All-America Selections winner in 1950, Congo is hard to find these days, but it is one sweet, beautiful watermelon. Weighing as much as 35 lb., Congo’s oblong, medium-green fruits with dark green stripes are filled with firm, sweet, delicious red flesh with a high sugar content. Sweet!

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