Watermelon Seeds - Tendersweet Orange

BOTANICAL NAME

Citrullus lanatus

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 60 to 90 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Vining

COLOR

• Orange

It's name doesn't lie. Tendersweet Orange Watermelons produce lovely oblong fruit with stunningly beautiful and incredibly delicious orange flesh. But, Tendersweet Orange is more than a novelty; in our opinion we feel it can hold its own in a taste test with any more conventional watermelon. You may think that the yellow/orange flesh is a hybrid novelty, but this color has actually been around longer than the pink and red watermelon flesh that we have come to know. We highly recommend this one!

• Oblong Green Rind with Unique Juicy, Bright Orange Flesh
• High Sugar Content and Very Sweet
• Prefers Full Sun Exposure and Warm Weather

PLANTING SEASON

• Warm Season

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1 inch

WATER NEEDS

• High

PLANT SPACING

• 36 to 48 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual