Watermelon 'Small Shining Light'

This is a great ice-box type melon and is indeed well-suited for cooler areas and high altitudes.

I have been told that watermelon can't be grown at this altitude ( 7300 ft.) but I decided to give Small Shining Light a try. Seems like...Read More it was supposed to be cold resistant. Well, I did get 1 edible watermelon about 6 inches in diameter. It was also tasty. There were others that didn't have a chance to ripen before frost. I was a bit late planting them and could probably have improved their growing situation, but I am extremely excited to find that I can grow watermelons here. I planted a couple other small varieties which did not set fruit at all. If you have a short growing system, I recommend this little melon. I will plant it earlier next year, feed it more and try to give it more space from the squashes.

Sweet red flesh, very dark green skin, round fruit to 30cm, early maturing Russian favourite, is well suited to cooler areas. 80-90 days.