{"product_id":"crimson-sweet-watermelon","title":"Crimson Sweet Watermelon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic and favorite melon, crisp and sweet, medium-red flesh, mild flavor. A favorite for flavor of farmer Jordan of Family Garden, and a variety grown for years and seeds saved by local farmer legend Tommy Simmons of Bellevue Gardens in Archer, Florida. From our 2026 variety trial, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003etasters appreciated its juicy, silky texture, low seed burden, appealing color, and classic watermelon flavor with subtle tropical and apple-like notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFruits average about 8lb. The plants have some disease resistance to fusarium wilt and anthracnose. We got our seeds from Common Wealth Seed Growers whose network of growers make thoughtful selections on their Virginia farms for flavor, sweetness, earliness, healthy foliage, tolerance\/resistance to gummy stem blight. Noted for withstanding anthracnose and downy mildew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese photos are from Tommy Simmon's version of Crimson Sweet. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Food Seed \u0026 Merch Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304243974333,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/1734\/5725\/files\/CrimsonSweet.png?v=1784060718","url":"https:\/\/workingfoodseeds.org\/products\/crimson-sweet-watermelon","provider":"Working Food ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}