(78 days) F-1 hybrid. A smaller more-marketable alternative to Orangeglo. Orchid provides reliable early production of refined 6–8 lb oblong fruits with bright orange flesh, crisp texture and super sweet floral flavor and not a hint of the hollow heart that can plague orange-fleshed watermelons. Medium light green rind with dark green striping. Ripened Aug. 29, 2013, for trials manager Heron Breen from a late June 12 transplanting. CR’s, started later in 2014, ripened mid-September, checking in at 8.25 lb, the best he had grown in eight years at Colrain in watermelon-averse sandy loam. ③
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