‘Charleston Gray’ is a distinguished heirloom variety producing large cylindrical fruit that have uniform greenish-gray skin.

Also sometimes referred to as ‘Charleston Grey,’ this open-pollinated picnic cultivar’s sweet red flesh is crisp and fiberless. The fruits’ hard rinds make them good keepers.

These often top out at 28 to 35 pounds each when they’re ready to harvest, so you better be ready to eat some watermelon this summer if you choose this type!

Plants reach a height of 15-24 inches and should be thinned to 36 inches apart, to allow for a spread of 72 to 96 inches.

This cultivar is resistant to fusarium wilt and anthracnose as well as sunburn. Expect a harvest in 85 days.