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Tendergold
Open-pollinated muskmelon producing medium-sized fruits with golden skin and tender, sweet orange flesh, suited to home-garden and small-scale market production.
apps Top Tendergold Alternatives
The top alternative to Tendergold in 2026 is Crimson Sweet with a score of 8.6/10, followed by Kleckley Sweet (8.4) and Bradford Watermelon (8.4).
Crimson Sweet
Crimson Sweet is a watermelon cultivar developed at Kansas State University and released in 1963. It produces round to s...
Kleckley Sweet
Kleckley Sweet is an American heirloom watermelon introduced in the late nineteenth century and also known as Monte Cris...
Bradford Watermelon
American heirloom watermelon cultivated by the Bradford family of South Carolina since the 1840s, nearly extinct by the...
Charleston Gray
Charleston Gray is an open-pollinated watermelon cultivar released by the United States Department of Agriculture in 195...
Moon and Stars
Moon and Stars is an American heirloom watermelon cultivar distinguished by a dark green rind marked with yellow spots o...
Orangeglo
American heirloom watermelon distinguished by orange flesh instead of the typical red, known for its sweet, honey-like f...
Blacktail Mountain
Blacktail Mountain is an open-pollinated watermelon cultivar bred by Glenn Drowns in northern Idaho for regions with sho...
Tendersweet Orange Flesh
Tendersweet Orange Flesh is an heirloom watermelon cultivar recognized for orange flesh rather than the more common red....
Allsweet
Allsweet is an open-pollinated watermelon cultivar known for elongated fruit with alternating light and dark green rind...
Georgia Rattlesnake
Georgia Rattlesnake is an American heirloom watermelon associated with Georgia and documented in cultivation since the 1...
Hopi Yellow
A Native American heirloom watermelon cultivated by the Hopi people of the American Southwest, distinguished by yellow f...
Jubilee II
An improved version of the classic Jubilee watermelon, preserving its large oblong striped fruit while adding enhanced d...
Yellow Crimson
A yellow-fleshed variant of the Crimson Sweet watermelon type, sharing its round shape and green-striped rind while subs...
Chris Cross
American heirloom muskmelon introduced in the early 20th century, prized for its sweet aromatic orange flesh and the dis...
Dixie Queen
Dixie Queen is an open-pollinated watermelon cultivar long grown in the United States, particularly in Southern gardens....
Desert King
Desert King is a watermelon cultivar recognized for its yellow flesh and suitability for cultivation in hot, relatively...
Klondike Striped
An early 20th-century heirloom watermelon with distinctive light- and dark-green striped rind, once a commercial standar...
Yellow Doll
Yellow Doll is a widely cultivated watermelon variety noted for its small size, early maturation, and distinctive bright...
Yellow Baby
A small icebox watermelon with distinctive yellow flesh, widely grown in home gardens for its compact fruit size, typica...
Early Moonbeam
Early Moonbeam is a yellow-fleshed watermelon variety developed for short growing seasons, producing small, round fruit...
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