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Watermelon Sugar Baby
Watermelon Sugar Baby
Matures in 75 Days
Compact vines
Ice box type of melon widely adapted, produces an abundance of small 8 x 8 ½ inch fruits. Rind is tough, thin, dark green. It has very sweet, firm, bright red flesh with small dark brown seeds.
SOWING…Sow seed in late spring when soil is warm or start 4 to 6 weeks earlier indoors. Plant 3 to 5 seeds in a ring about 2 inches across; cover with ½ inch of fine soil. Each ring is called a hill and hills should be spaced 3 feet apart.
THINNING…When plants are 2 inches tall, thin to 3 plants per hill.
GERMINATION…Germinates in 7 to 10 days depending on soil and weather conditions.
REMARKS…Watermelon vines are thirsty heat loving plants. To keep roots warm and consistently moist, consider using a dark mulch. Dusting with lime will help to control pests.Share
