Picture biting into a juicy, homegrown Sugar Baby Watermelon on a hot summer day. Here's why you'll love these seeds:
Plant these Heirloom Sugar Baby Watermelon Seeds in full sun 1 inch deep and 3 feet apart. Grow time is 75 days.
Plant in fertile, warm soil after danger of frost has passed. Sow seeds in groups of 4- to 6-inch raised hills. Once the plants are 1 to 2 inches tall, thin to the 2 or 3 strongest seedlings in each group.
Keep plants well-watered and weeded. Watermelons need 1 to 2 inches of rain per week. Do not move the vines.
You can tell that the watermelons are ripe when the tendrils next to the fruit turn brown. The place where the fruit rested on the ground will turn a creamy yellow color. Cut the watermelons from the vines using sharp shears.
You can store your watermelons in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks. To store leftover watermelon, wrap the cut side in plastic and store in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.
Sugar Baby Watermelons are also called Picnic or Icebox Watermelons. Their relatively small size makes them a perfect choice for a small family.