Baby Watermelon
Sugar baby melons are round picnic or icebox watermelons perfect for small families and as the name suggests small enough to fit into the icebox.
Baby watermelon. The small size of the fruits and relatively short time to harvest make sugar baby on of the easier varieties to cultivate. Signs of an allergic reaction to watermelon can include. This early season melon also packs a high level of healthy antioxidants. As the name suggests sugar baby serves a sweet bite.
Known as the watermelon king chen personally developed 280 varieties of watermelon not to mention the countless other flowers and vegetables he bred over his long career. Im going to try and grow some watermelons for the first time. It was developed in the middle of the 20th century by the taiwanese horticulturist chen wen yu. Why you should grow sugar baby watermelon 1.
This early season melon also packs a high level of healthy antioxidants. How to tell when sugar baby watermelon is ready to pick color. Watermelons ranging in size from 5 to 15 pounds are considered icebox melons because they fit well inside a refrigerator. Fruit size 8 to 10 pounds.
Rash diarrhea vomiting lightheadedness runny nose. Sugar baby watermelons fall into the category of icebox due to their petite size. Watermelon yellow baby info. Watermelon contains high levels of healthy antioxidants making sugar baby a great sweet way to pack in good nutrition.
Plant spacing 48 inches apart. Some gardeners also gauge a watermelons readiness for harvest by thumping it with a knuckle. Plant size long vine. Citrullus lanatus or sugar baby watermelon is an incredibly productive grower as well.
Im going to be showing you the best planting position how i prepared the soil how to plant watermelons and a few basic tips to. Sugar baby melons typically do not exceed 10 pounds with flavor red flesh and a light green rind with dark stripes. Sugar baby is an early season watermelon coming to maturity approximately 75 days after germination. Its brix value which measures total sugar.
This variety of watermelon has thin skin and bright yellow flesh. Icebox watermelons including sugar baby earn their name from their small fruit which weighs in at. Sugar baby watermelon plants produce super sweet red fleshed 8 inch fruits on compact vines.