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'Orange Flesh Tendersweet' Melons
 
Sub-Category: Watermelon
 
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Description: Heirloom watermelon. Vines bear long, deep-orange-fleshed, 30- to 50-pound fruit with dark green rinds and mottled stripes. Also known as 'Tendersweet Orange'.
Days To Maturity: 90
Seed Sources:
 
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Overall: (4.7 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.3 Stars)Taste
Yield: (5.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 09/28/2018 by The watermelon guy - An experienced gardener

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Valley, Montana, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

A good watermelon overall, though not as sweet as other varieties I grow. Would recommend to others.
 

Reviewed on 08/01/2009 by Rayrose - An intermediate gardener

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Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Very good melon. Easy to grow and very productive. Can get to be quite large. Seems to taste better, the longer you refrigerate them.
 

Reviewed on 05/04/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener

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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

One of the best. Excellent flavor and texture, productive and a rind that is substantial enough for local markets.
 




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