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.
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.
2256 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.