Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'
Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Crimson Sweet' is sweet, with a high sugar content around 12% making it one of the sweetest watermelons. The vines are large, spreading and productive. The fruit is round, dark green with large stripes, weighs 10 - 12 kg with a dark red, juicy flesh with a fine texture, it contains few seeds. It thrives in a wide range of climates and has good disease resistance. Days to harvest: 85-96.
Product: Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'
Product type: SEED (20)
Botanical name: Citrullus lanatus
Syn.: syn. Warpaint
Syn. 'Warpaint'; The fruit is round, dark green with large stripes, 10 - 12 kg. Flesh is bright red, very sweet and juicy with a fine texture. It has good disease resistance. Watermelons require a long, hot growing season
Plant type: Annual rambling vine
Plant height: 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 23 - 35°
Temperate: Oct - Nov, after all danger of frost
Subtropical: Sept - Nov after all danger of frost
Tropical: April - July
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 1.5 - 2 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly where it is to grow
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 6 - 6.5
Rows: 2 m apart
Details: Slide a board or a piece of cardboard under fruit to reduce contact with the soil
Harvest: 85 - 96 days: harvest when the tendril closest to the fruit stem is dry and brown and the underside of the fruit has changed to a yellow colour
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
20 seeds per packet
Citrullus lanatus
syn. Warpaint
Annual rambling vine
Watermelon 'Crimson Sweet'
Crimson Sweet' is sweet, with a high sugar content around 12% making it one of the sweetest watermelons. The vines are large, spreading and productive. The fruit is round, dark green with large stripes, weighs 10 - 12 kg with a dark red, juicy flesh with a fine texture, it contains few seeds. It thrives in a wide range of climates and has good disease resistance. Days to harvest: 85-96.