Fruit grow to 10 inches by 24 inches and weigh 25 to 30 pounds. Maturing in 85 days, Charleston Grey has a hard rind for easy shipping. Rind is gray green with darker scribbled lines. Flesh is pink to deep pink. Seeds are large, stippled dark brown. Resistant to Fusarium race 1 and Anthracnose.

Repeated sales of Greystone F1 suggest it would be an alternative when you are looking for a large grey watermelon.