2004 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner
Watermelon Sweet Beauty
Nothing says summer like watermelon, and everybody wants a sweet slice. Sweet Beauty offers consistently sweet flavor and crisp texture. It was praised by AAS Judges for its superior eating qualities. Sweet Beauty melons are 5 to 7 pounds, an oblong shape with dark green skin and medium green stripes. Described as an “ice box” type, it means Sweet Beauty is a single-serving size. Improved for earliness, Sweet Beauty melons can be harvested in about 77 to 80 days from sowing seed directly into the garden. The vigorous plant spreads vines about 8 to 10 feet.
Plant Description
Genus:
Citrullus
Species:
lanatus
Common Name:
Watermelon
Plant Habit:
Vining
Plant Height:
39 inches
Plant Spread:
9-10 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest):
Dark green skin and medium green stripes
Fruit Shape:
Oblong ice-box type
Fruit Weight:
5-7 pounds
Fruit Size:
11.5 inches by 6.5 inches
Fruit Flavor Description:
Succulent, crisp and delightfully sweet flesh
Foliage Color:
Green
Breeder:
Known-You Seed
Close Market Comparison:
: Jubilee, New Queen and Sugar Baby
Planting & Care
Garden Spacing:
8-10 feet
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed):
77-80
Days To Harvest (Transplant):
58
Duration Type:
Annual
Light Needs:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Normal
Season Type:
Warm season
Staking Required:
No
Reviews
Randy –
Sweet Beauty is small but good things come in small packages. This is the sweetest watermelon I have ever tasted. Four seeds produce 6 – 8 watermelons in about 30 square feet of garden space. They finish well before end of season in Wisconsin. Excellent variety.