Grow guide
How to grow Watermelon Tendersweet Orange
Citrullus lanatus
- Type
- Watermelon
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 85–95 days
- Spacing
- 72″ apart
- Density
- 0.03 per sq ft
- Habit
- Vining
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 4 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize Biweekly
- Harvest As needed
Notes
Heirloom orange-fleshed watermelon producing 30–35 lb fruit with exceptionally sweet, honey-tinged flesh that outshines most red-fleshed types.
More watermelon varieties
Grows well nearby
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