With the growing interest from consumers looking for new, unique products, yellow– and orange-flesh watermelons might create opportunities for small-sized growers to differentiate their products. This article answers a few questions you may have about growing and marketing these unique type of watermelons. Yellow and orange-flesh watermelons usually have narrow strips with varying degree of green color as the background. The rind pattern is sometimes called tiger-striped rind pattern. There are also some cultivars that have similar outside appearance as the typical red-flesh watermelons. Like red-flesh watermelons, both seeded and seedless types of yellow- and orange-flesh watermelons are commercially available. Some examples of cultivars are listed in the table below. Table 1. Example yellow- and orange- flesh seedless and seeded watermelon cultivars and their seed sources. Cultivar Flesh color Size (lb.) Shape Seed Source Seedless cultivar Amarillo Yellow 13-15 Round Jo, Si, Ru Lemon ice Yellow 10-12 Oval-round NE, Ho Orange[Read More…]
