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
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
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
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
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
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.