6 Juicy Watermelon Varieties For Florida Growers
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Little Baby Flower
- Weight: 2 to 4 pounds
- Seedless/Seeded: Seeded
- Disease Tolerance: None
- Yield Potential: High-yielding plant with an average of three to five fruits/plant
- Brix Level: High sugar contentLearn more at Johnnyseeds.com
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Sunshine
- Weight: 8 to 10 pounds
- Seedless/Seeded: Seeded
- Disease Tolerance: None
- Yield Potential: Sunshine produces an average of one to two fruits per plant
- Brix Level: Very sweet
Learn more at Johnnyseeds.com
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Charismatic
- Weight: 16 to 20 pounds
- Seedless/Seeded: Seedless
- Disease Tolerance: N/A
- Yield Potential: Excellent yield potential
- Brix Level: N/A
- Other Attributes: Early pollinizer; firm, crisp flesh
Learn more at SakataVegetables.com
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Secretariat
- Weight: 16 to 20 pounds
- Seedless/Seeded: Seedless
- Disease Tolerance: N/A
- Yield Potential: Very high yielding
- Brix Level: N/A
- Other Attributes: Early maturing; firm, crisp deep red flesh
Learn more at SakataVegetables.com
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Joy Ride
- Weight: 19 pounds average
- Seedless/Seeded: Seedless
- Disease Tolerance: IR Fon:1
- Yield Potential: 36-count; good yield potential
- Brix Level: 11.5 (average)
- Other Attributes: It is highly-adaptable and suitable for growing across all regions of the U.S. Joy Ride offers a thick rind, firm fruit with uniform setting and has a vigorous plant type with good canopy coverage.
Learn more at Seminis-us.com
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SV0241WA
- Weight:13 to 16 pounds
- Seedless/Seeded: Seedless
- Disease Tolerance: HR Co:1; IR Fon:1
- Yield Potential: 60-count; good yield potential
- Brix Level: 10.6 (average)
- Other Attributes: The fruit are very uniform with small pips and vibrant red flesh color with exceptional firmness and sweet taste
Learn more at Seminis-us.com
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Vegetable seed companies have released a number of new watermelon varieties in the past couple of years, and more are in the pipeline.
View the slideshow above for a few newer offerings suited for Florida growers.
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6 Juicy Watermelon Varieties For Florida Growers
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Paul Rusnak is the Senior Online Editor of American Vegetable Grower, American Fruit Grower, and Greenhouse Grower magazines, all Meister Media Worldwide brands. He is based in Northeast Florida. See all author stories here.