description Crimson Sweet Overview
Crimson Sweet is a watermelon cultivar developed at Kansas State University and released in 1963. It produces round to slightly oblong fruit with a light green rind marked by broad dark stripes, red flesh, and dark seeds. The variety is known among home and market growers for its sweet, crisp flesh and resistance to some strains of anthracnose and fusarium wilt, although actual disease performance depends on local conditions and pathogen races.
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Crimson Sweet ranks #5 of 173 in the Melon ranking, behind Takami Melon, ahead of Crane Melon.
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Who developed Crimson Sweet watermelon?
Crimson Sweet was developed at Kansas State University and released in 1963. It became a widely grown open-pollinated cultivar rather than a proprietary seedless hybrid.
Is Crimson Sweet a seeded or seedless watermelon?
Crimson Sweet is a seeded watermelon with red flesh and dark mature seeds. Because it is open-pollinated, gardeners can save seed, although nearby watermelon varieties may cross-pollinate with it.
What does a ripe Crimson Sweet watermelon look like?
The fruit is usually round or slightly oblong, with broad dark stripes over a pale green rind. Gardeners also watch for a dry tendril near the stem and a creamy yellow ground spot rather than relying on size alone.
Why do growers still plant Crimson Sweet instead of newer hybrids?
It combines familiar red flesh with resistance to important watermelon diseases, including Fusarium wilt. North Carolina State University breeding records also identify Crimson Sweet as a cultivar with high soluble solids, a measure associated with sweetness.
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