| 77 to 80 days. This delightful new Watermelon is so yummy that you may never get to taste it chilled -- we've been eating it straight from the vine all summer, and once you try that scrumptious crisp-sweet red flesh and succulent bite, you may not be able to make it to the fridge, either! Just 6 to 7 pounds, these merrily striped oblong fruits are the perfect size for the icebox, and make one generous or two average-sized servings. (No more sawing away slabs from a 25-pound fruit while the fridge fills up with sticky juice!) They mature earlier than many other varieties, and are borne very abundantly on vigorous "semi-upright" (a bit taller than most!) vines 3 feet high and up to 9 feet wide. If you love Watermelon, Sweet Beauty is the one you want for a summer of great eating! Winner of a 2004 All-America Selections Award, Sweet Beauty was judged superior in flavor and texture, as well as ease of growth and early maturity. This is a super easy-to-grow variety that new gardeners will be successful with and old gardeners will fall upon with joy. The flavor is incomparable -- you'll simply never be able to eat another supermarket Watermelon once you taste Sweet Beauty! Maturing in late summer, Sweet Beauty is a delight in the vegetable garden. Give it room to ramble and set masses of yummy fruit! The packet contains 10 seeds. |
