Yellow skinned watermelons varieties list

• IM108 Golden Midget 70 days. Harvest in 14 weeks. 7 fruit per plant, 2.5 kg per fruit. It's easy to tell when they are ripe as the rind turns a lovely golden yellow when ready for harvest, a very beautiful contrast with the salmon-pink colored flesh. The taste is sweet and refreshing. Very early, matures in just 70 days. Developed by the late Dr. Elwyn Meader, UNH in 1959. Unique.

• Golden Crown The oval, icebox-size melons, weighing 8 lbs. each, with golden yellow rinds and rich red flesh are sweet and juicy, with fine texture and small seeds.  This All-America Winner will be ready to harvest around 80 days from seeding in the garden.  Make this unique melon the centerpiece of your next summer outing!

Why yellow rined watermelons are better to grow for new growers

Yellow skinned watermelons are easy to tell when ripe , because unlike most watermelons, their rind change from green to yellow when ripe, insuring that your harvest will always be red fleshed, and ripe.

Therefore,non experienced watermelon growers should try 
yellow rind watermelons, as they are easy to tell when ripe.

Yellow skined Water Melons

Yellow skinned watermelon 

Watermelon is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originally from southern Africa. It is cultivated for its green skinned fruit.

Over the years, crossbreeding of watermelon varieties has given rise to the new yellow skinned watermelon varieties.

A natural genetic mutation is responsible for the creamy yellow rind of the watermelons.

The blog aims to provide a feast for the eyes of these amazing watermelon cultivars.