Sugar Baby Watermelon
Sugar Baby Watermelon
Made and shipped by MIgardener
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Sugar Baby is a popular heirloom icebox watermelon producing round, 8-inch fruits weighing 8 to 12 pounds. The melons have sweet, medium-red, fine-textured flesh and a thin, hard rind, making them a compact favorite for home gardens.
At a glance
- Variety: Sugar Baby Watermelon
- Type: Heirloom, open-pollinated, non-GMO, icebox
- Fruit: Round, 8 inches, 8 to 12 lbs
- Flesh: Medium red, fine-textured
- Rind: Thin and hard
- Sun: Full sun
Best for
- Fresh eating
- Small gardens and short seasons
- Family-sized melons
- Fruit salads
- Warm-season growing
How to grow
Start seeds indoors a few weeks before your last frost or direct sow once soil is warm, in full sun with rich soil and room to vine. Give steady moisture. Harvest when the underside turns creamy and the tendril nearest the fruit dries.
Flavor profile
Sweet and fine-textured, the compact size delivering classic watermelon flavor.
About MIgardener
MIgardener is a Michigan-based company known for affordable heirloom seeds that help home gardeners grow more food from every packet.
- Packed and shipped by the maker, never a warehouse
- Mix any makers in one cart, one checkout, no account
- Perishables go out Monday to Wednesday in insulated packaging
Product facts
- Made by
- MIgardener
- Maker based in
- St. Clair, Michigan
- Size
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