New Watermelon Planting Program For The Southeast U.S.

Sakata Seed America Inc. is launching its Watermelon Plant Program for the Southeast. Effective immediately, young transplants of Sakata’s Bold Ruler and Affirmed triploid watermelon varieties and Ace and SSX8585 pollenizers are available to order through Siegers Seed Company, Seedway Inc., Champion Seed Co. and Clifton Seed Company.

Advertisement

Plants will be grown and shipped by multiple southeastern-based plant producers, including LTF Greenhouses LLC (Georgia), Mobley Greenhouses Inc. (Georgia), Valdosta Plant Company Inc. (Georgia), Mobley Plant World LLC (Florida), and Speedling Inc. (Florida).

“Growers asked us for this option and we’re happy to deliver. They wanted an alternative to what’s out there,” says John Nelson, sales & marketing director for Sakata. “The value and convenience to the market is high.”

 

Top Articles
25 Years of Project GREEEN’s Growth in Controlled Environment Agriculture

0