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La Bestia Watermelon

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Citrullus lanatus
Deep red flesh. (87 days) F-1 hybrid.

Despite being bred for Latin America, La Bestia’s early large yields and behemoth size will shatter at least some Northern preconceived notions.

An extra big and bulky elongated Sangria-type with intensely sweet deep red flesh, this beast rocked the scales at 15–20 lb even in Maine’s cool slow-starting summer of 2019. Three monsters per plant were cut from thick rambunctious vines more akin to winter squash in vigor. Long keeping and shipping qualities result from a solid rind thickly swathed in dark green with thin light streaks.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
F-1 hybrid
Days to Maturity
87 days
Lifecycle
annual
Flesh Color
deep red
Compare
Compare with other Watermelons
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Sugar Baby
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Quetzali
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Sunsweet
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Verona
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 86 days annual red
La Bestia seeds F-1 hybrid 87 days annual deep red
Crimson Sweet
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 90 days annual dark red
Orangeglo
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 90 days annual bright orange
Moon and Stars
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 100 days annual pink
Additional Information

Watermelons

  • About 670 seeds/oz. 1⁄16 oz packet contains about 40 seeds. Can be sown 2 or 3 seeds to a hill.

Culture: Harvesting watermelon at proper ripeness is an art. Thumping should produce a low, hollow sound. Spread thumb and forefinger and press hard on fruit. If you feel any give, watermelon is ripe. Don’t heed the traditional advice to wait for the closest tendril to brown—that may be too late. Minimum germination temperature 60°, optimal range 75–95°.

Diseases: ANTH: Anthracnose, F: Fusarium

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.