Watermelon Seeds - Sugar Baby
- Round and Sweet, Juicy Scarlet Icebox Melon; Grows on Space-Saving Vines
- Highly Popular Variety and an Abundant Producer
- Prefers Full Sun Exposure and Warm Weather
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Sugar Baby Watermelon Seeds:
Sugar Baby is the ideal watermelon for the home gardener that wants a big taste with limited space. This variety is extremely popular with new and experienced watermelon growers. Sugar Baby is easy to grow from seed, and tends to be an abundant producer.
Watermelons grow best in warm weather and sandy soils. Make sure their trailing vines have plenty of space and let your melons enjoy the warm summer sun for delicious, sweet harvests!
Fast Facts
About Watermelon Seeds - Sugar Baby
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Buy Watermelon Seeds in Bulk & Save
Sugar Baby Watermelon Seeds:
Sugar Baby is the ideal watermelon for the home gardener that wants a big taste with limited space. This variety is extremely popular with new and experienced watermelon growers. Sugar Baby is easy to grow from seed, and tends to be an abundant producer.
Watermelons grow best in warm weather and sandy soils. Make sure their trailing vines have plenty of space and let your melons enjoy the warm summer sun for delicious, sweet harvests!
How to Grow Sugar Baby Watermelon
When to Plant Watermelon Seeds
If you live in a climate with a short growing season, consider starting your watermelon seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting seedlings into the garden. Sow watermelon seed directly, or set out your transplants 3 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date in spring. Watermelon demands warm temperatures – both soil and air. Transplant or direct sow watermelon seeds only when the average soil and daytime air temps are at least 70F.
Where to Plant Watermelon Seeds
Watermelons are heavy feeders and need soil rich in nutrients. They grow best in loose, well-drained, but moisture-retentive soil rich in organic matter. Amend your soil with aged manure, seaweed, and/or compost before planting.
How to Plant Watermelon Seeds
Dig a hole 12" deep and 24" wide, fill with compost, manure, and several handfuls of sand. Use the soil that was removed from the hole to create the mound and then sow your seed or transplant there. Sow watermelon seeds 1" deep, planting 4-6 seeds (or transplanting 2-3 of your strongest seedlings) in mounds that stretch 24" across, If direct sowing, wait until seedlings have developed 3-4 true leaves and choose your strongest 2-3 plants by cutting the thinned out seedlings at soil level with scissors. Build mounds 5-10' apart.
How to Harvest Watermelon
Stop watering your watermelons about 10-14 days before the fruits are ready to harvest, this will concentrate the plant’s sugars and your watermelon will be sweeter. You may want to place a board under each melon to keep the fruit clean and dry. Watermelons will be ready to harvest after 70-90 days from sowing.
Other tips (if any): Companion plants are corn, radish, beans, nasturtiums, marigolds and oregano. Bad companions are potatoes as they attract many of the same insects that feed on watermelon plants.
Avoid growing watermelon where night temperatures dip below 50 F; this will cause fruit to lose flavor. If temperatures exceed 90F for several days, flowers will drop without setting fruit. Watermelons require 70-90 frost-free days to reach harvest and will tolerate no frost. A soaker hose or drip irrigation is the best way to water. If you live in an area where the weather and soil are dry, try planting your watermelon in inverted hills rather than mounds. Regular, even watering will help fruits avoid blossom-end rot which is caused by fluctuation of soil moisture.
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