Watermelon Guide

Watermelon Comparison Chart

Compare every watermelon we carry side by side, from giant striped picnic melons and quick icebox types to seedless hybrids, yellow and orange flesh, and heirloom Moon and Stars. Varieties are grouped by type and sorted by days to maturity. Tap any variety to see full details and order seed.

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20–75 lb

Picnic

Classic large striped or dark-rind melons for crowds and markets.

2–10 lb

Icebox & Mini

Small, early melons that fit the fridge. Bush types suit small gardens.

triploid

Seedless

No hard seeds. Plant a seeded pollinizer nearby for fruit set.

color

Orange, Yellow & Heirloom

Golden and orange flesh, Moon and Stars, and citron for preserves.

Picnic Watermelons

Variety	Days	Flesh	Fruit Size	Notes	Disease Resistance
Dixie Queen Heirloom	80	Red	20–40 lb	Striped	—
Estrella F1 Hybrid	80	Red	20–40 lb	Striped, early	AF
Charleston Gray	83	Red	20–40 lb	Gray-green rind, long	AF
Top Gun F1 Hybrid	83	Red	20–40 lb	Crimson Sweet type	AF
Congo AAS Winner	85	Red	40–75 lb	Striped, giant	—
Crimson Sweet AAS Winner	85	Red	20–40 lb	Striped, round	AF
Jubilee	85	Red	20–40 lb	Striped, long	AF
Jubilee Organic	85	Red	20–40 lb	Striped, long	AF
Kleckley's Sweet Organic Heirloom	85	Red	20–40 lb	Dark rind, thin	—
Sweet Princess	85	Deep pink	20–40 lb	Long, tough rind	AF
Sangria F1 Hybrid	87	Red	20–40 lb	Striped	AF
All Sweet	90	Red	20–40 lb	Striped, long	AF
Black Diamond	90	Red	40–75 lb	Dark rind, giant	—
Nobility F1 Hybrid	90	Red	10–20 lb	Dark rind	—
Sweet Princess Organic	91	Deep pink	20–40 lb	Long, tough rind	AF

Icebox & Mini Watermelons

Variety	Days	Flesh	Fruit Size	Notes	Disease Resistance
Baby Doll F1 Hybrid Organic	70	Yellow	5–10 lb	Very early	—
Tiger Doll F1 Hybrid	72	Red	5–10 lb	Striped, very early	—
Bush Sugar Baby Organic	75	Red	5–10 lb	Bush, 3½ ft vines	—
Mini Love F1 Hybrid AAS Winner	78	Red	5–10 lb	Compact vine	—
Sugar Baby Heirloom AAS Winner	80	Red	5–10 lb	Dark rind	—
Sweet Siberian	83	Apricot	5–10 lb	Oblong	—
Cal Sweet Bush F1 Hybrid AAS Winner	85	Red	5–10 lb	Bush habit	—
Golden Midget Organic	85	Red	2–5 lb	Rind turns gold when ripe	—
Yellow Petite	90	Yellow	5–10 lb	Striped	—

Growing seedless watermelons

Seedless (triploid) varieties make little viable pollen, so plant a seeded variety such as Ace, Sugar Baby or Crimson Sweet nearby, about one pollinizer for every three seedless plants. Seedless seed also germinates best warm: start it indoors at 85–90°F. Days are counted from direct seeding to first ripe fruit; a watermelon is ripe when the tendril nearest the fruit dries and the ground spot turns creamy yellow.

Seedless Watermelons

Variety	Days	Flesh	Fruit Size	Notes	Disease Resistance
Triple Gold F1 Hybrid	78	Yellow	5–10 lb	Striped	—
Eclipse F1 Hybrid	80	Red	10–20 lb	Dark rind, icebox	—
Sorbet F1 Hybrid	80	Red	5–10 lb	Mini	AF
Triple Crown F1 Hybrid	80	Red	10–20 lb	Striped, oval	—
Ocelot F1 Hybrid	82	Red	2–5 lb	Striped mini	—
Harvest Moon F1 Hybrid AAS Winner	85	Red	10–20 lb	Moon & stars rind	—
Belmont F1 Hybrid	90	Red	5–10 lb	Mini	AF
Ace (pollinizer)	90	Red	—	Pollinizer only	—

Orange, Yellow & Heirloom Specialty

Variety	Days	Flesh	Fruit Size	Notes	Disease Resistance
Tendersweet Orange Heirloom	85	Orange	20–40 lb	Oblong	—
Tendersweet Orange Organic Heirloom	85	Orange	20–40 lb	Oblong	—
Citron Red Seeded Heirloom	90	Yellow	10–20 lb	Red seeds; for preserves	—
Orange Crunch F1 Hybrid	90	Orange	10–20 lb	Striped, few seeds	—
Yellow Crunch F1 Hybrid	90	Yellow	10–20 lb	Striped, few seeds	—
Moon and Stars Heirloom	100	Red	10–20 lb	Moon & stars rind	—
Moon & Stars Red Organic Heirloom	100	Red	10–20 lb	Moon & stars rind	—
Moon & Stars Yellow Organic Heirloom	100	Yellow	10–20 lb	Moon & stars rind	—

Disease Resistance Codes

AAnthracnose

FFusarium wilt

Fruit sizes and flesh colors are typical values from breeders and seed trials; results vary with growing conditions. A dash (—) means no resistance is published for that variety.