Incredibly Sweet

Sugar Baby Watermelon Seed

Incredibly Sweet

Sugar Baby Watermelon Benefits

Produces 6-10 lb. fruits
Popular heirloom variety
Baby Watermelons are known for compact vines

Love homegrown watermelon, but don't have lots of space? Sugar Baby Watermelon saves space in the garden. The only thing oversized about our sweet Baby Watermelons is its flavor—incredibly rich and sweet. Its compact vines produce plenty of 6- to 10-lb. fruits packed with sweet red-orange flesh.

Sugar babe watermelons are a perfect size for smaller families—and easy to fit into the refrigerator. The fruits have thin, tough rinds that become almost black when ripe. This heirloom variety was introduced in the 1950's and is widely adapted throughout many parts of the United States. It takes sugar baby watermelons 85 days to mature.

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Botanical Name: Citrullus lanatus 'Sugar Baby'
Height: 8 - 10 inches.
Spacing:3 - 5 feet between plants, 5 - 8 feet between rows.
Depth:1 - 1 1/2 inches
Spread:Vine.
Light Required:Full Sun
Yield: 40 fruits/100 foot row
Size: 30 Seed Pkt
Blooms: Summer.
Fruit: Thin, hard, tough rind w/distinct stripes when immature, becoming almost black when ripe.
Days To Maturity: 85 days.
Zone: 3-9

Germination: 5 - 8 days.
Form: vegetable, fruits, watermelon
Soil Requirements: Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Seed Count: Approximately 30 seeds per packet, 1/2 oz. is approximately 150 seeds.