Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: Regional (Great Lakes)
Class: Watermelon
Variety Name: Cal Sweet Bush
Genus: Citrullus
Species: lanatus
Year: 2019
Common Name: Watermelon
Type: Edible
Breeder: Seeds By Design and Enza Zaden
Close Market Comparison: Starlight F1
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Plant Habit: Compact, bushy
Plant Height: 7 to 9 inches
Fruit Color (at Harvest): Dark Green mottled rind
Fruit Shape: Round to oval
Fruit Size: 10-12 inches
Fruit Weight: 10-12 pounds
Fruit Flavor Description: Sweet, crisp flesh
Number of Fruits Per Plant: 2-3
IN THE GARDEN
Garden Spacing: 10-12 inches
Days to Harvest (Sowing Seed): 90 days
Days to Harvest (Transplant): 65 days
Plant Spread: 14-18 inches
Disease Resistance: Powdery Mildew tolerance
HOW TO GROW
Compact determinate 14-inch vines produce 2-3 dark green striped rind fruit with bright deep red flesh. Start seeds indoors six weeks before anticipated planting date. Sow seeds 1 inch deep in pots with drainage holes and filled with sterilized potting soil or se. Set seedlings in a sunny spot after they germinate and keep the seedlings watered. Transplant after soil reaches warm enough temperature. Cal Sweet is easy to grow in pots as they set at least one fruit per vine in containers. Red flesh is crisp and sweet, pick when the tendril is brown for best flavor.
JUDGE'S OBSERVATIONS
- “A really unique true dwarf plant”
- “Good harvest of very sweet watermelons”
- “Very delicious”
- “Great flavor, compact vines, and high yields”
- “Unique plant habit. Nice rind demarcation”
- “Super impressive habit for limited space”
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