Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
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Just like its name, "Sugar Baby," its flavor is nice and sweet—just like sugar! This fruit grows to about 8 pounds—just the right size for your refrigerator. It is an early-season variety high in vitamins A, B, and C.
Sku: 0821
Common Name: Watermelon
Botanical Name: Citrullus lanatus
Full Sun
6 - 8 Days
95 Days
Moist (2 in / week)
Characteristics: Attracts Bees
Fill Weight (grams): 1.1
Approximate Seed Count: 3 - 10
Flavor: Super sweet with fine grained flesh.
Preparation Ideas: Cut in half and scoop out balls of watermelon to serve as a tasty snack or appetizer, or blend to make a watermelon smoothie!
Plant Type: Fruit
Plant Lifecycle: Annual
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer
Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer
Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
Planting Depth: 0.5"
Seed Spacing: Sow Sugar Baby Heirloom Watermelon seeds roughly 5' apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 6' apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Choose a site with good drainage, good air circulation, and full sun. They're ready to harvest when the skin on the underside turns yellow and when a thump with knuckles produces a hollow sound.
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