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Sangria Watermelon

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Sangria Watermelon is our sweetest watermelon offering. A hybrid, “allsweet” type with oblong fruits averaging 20-25 lbs. Disease-resistant and holds well once harvested. Citrullus lanatus. 85 days to maturity.

 

Description

Be sure to check out our Watermelon Growing Guide for more tips & tricks on successfully growing watermelons at home.

Sangria Watermelon is a hybrid watermelon variety with exceptional sweetness and consistent texture. Sangria is an "allsweet" variety that's even sweeter than Crimson Sweet. Consistently-shaped fruits average 20-25 lbs and have an oblong shape. Fruits have a deep red interior and a dark green rind with light green stripes. Sangria is considered the gold-standard for seeded watermelons. It holds well once harvested, providing a longer window to enjoy these delicious summer treats.

Watermelons may be direct seeded or transplanted. For direct seeding, we recommend planting Seeds every 12" along the intended row to ensure a good stand. Once plants emerge, thin plants to one every 2 feet. Watermelons can be susceptible to plant diseases if excess leaf moisture is present. As a result, we recommend using drip irrigation on watermelons to reduce leaf moisture and feed plants more effectively. During periods of heavy rainfall, using a fungicide like Liquid Copper can help to alleviate disease pressure as well.

Watermelons also perform well when transplanted. In early spring, we recommend transplanting to get a jump start on the growing season. Watermelon prefers warmer temperatures for seed to germinate. By transplanting, you can have plants in the ground before the soil temperature warms enough to direct seed. We recommend starting transplants 4-5 weeks before the desired outdoor planting date.

Watermelon transplants grow great in our heavy-duty seed starting trays, where they develop a solid root ball with roots that are trained to grow downward. Plants are ready to go in the ground when they can be easily pulled from the cells in the seed starting tray. Watermelons are ready to harvest when the tendril near the fruit completely dries. The tendril can be found between the fruit stem and the fruit. It is usually curly and green, but will dry when fruits are ready to harvest.

Sangria Watermelon Planting Information

Planting Method: direct seed or transplant

When to Plant: after last frost

Planting Depth: 1/2"

Seed Spacing: 24"

Row Spacing: 5-6'

Days to Maturity: 85

Disease Resistance: Anthracnose, Fusarium Wilt

Customer Reviews

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Richard

Hard to rate seeds until they are planted and have grown

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Richard

Hard to review seeds until you plant them and and they grow

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Tyler
Very goos but unproductive

These watermelons are very good but it's a very slow grower and poor producer compared to other varieties like Orangeglo.

Hello Tyler, we are sorry to hear this. Contact us at custserv@hosstools.com about your issue and we can help!

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Ryan
SO SO GOOD

This watermelon is so good and sweet. First time growing this one and it will now be a staple at our farm. 90% were huge, 5% were large and the last five percent were medium because of the end of the growing season. 100% of the seeds planted grew and we did transplants. Wife said to double up on this variety next year.

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Carmen
Very sweet watermelon

This watermelon is very sweet. My family really enjoyed eating this watermelon. Mine was small, only 12 lbs, but it believe it was due to my growing method. I will definitely grow next year, and be more deligent with the soil preparation.