Sugar Baby Watermelon Seed Packet
Plant Size Guide

Sugar Baby Watermelon
Citrullus Lanatus
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
20-60 seeds per packet
Days to Maturity: 77 days
Plant Spacing: 1 per square foot, vining
Sunlight Requirements: 6 - 14 hours
Look Out For: worms in growing tips
Harvest Notes: harvest melons when the “pig tail” closest to the fruit dries out
Annual
Sugar baby is one of the main watermelon types grown in Florida by commercial producers, so its the main one we recommend for home growers. While many of the more exotic colored and shaped melons prefer being grown in the summer up north, Sugar Baby loves it down here in South Florida and will make you fun “icebox” fruit. Each plant will only produce about 1-2 fruits, so make sure to baby them and dont pick too early! The main way that farmers determine the ripeness of their melons is that the “pigtail” (aka the curly little tendril) closest to the fruit dries out.
To plant your watermelon seeds make a mound of rich but well draining soil in your garden and plant about 3 seeds in the center of the mound. Planting in a mound ensures that the soil will drain well, which watermelon plants need in order to thrive. Watermelons are vines that like to spread and creep, like pumpkins, so make sure to give them lots of space. We tend to plant vining squashes on the edges of raised beds so that they can vine out of your raised bed, instead of staying in it and taking up a bunch of precious garden real estate.
Delivery Details
Delivery Details
When you place your order we head into our greenhouse to select the very best plants we have in stock for your garden. We label them with handwritten compostable wooden labels and pack them in recyclable boxes to keep them safe on their journey. Our delivery partners, Roadie, take it from there and head to the Redlands to pick up your order. Communication and tracking take place via Roadie and your driver will leave your plants in a safe and covered area.
Plant Care
Plant Care
When your plant delivery arrives, make sure you water your new plants thoroughly with a light spray of water (none of this thumb over the hose stuff). We recommend planting them within 10 days of receiving them. If you do intent to wait to plant them, we recommend placing them in a shallow reservoir (like a baking pan) and filling it with half an inch of water so they can drink the water from below while you are at work and place them in an area with plenty of sun. When planting in your garden always add a dash of Organic granular fertilizer, and give them extra water during their first week in their new home, while they adjust. We recommend disturbing the root ball as little as possible during planting.
About Our Plants
About Our Plants
All of our plants are grown in OMRI certified Organic materials (potting mix, fertilizer, seeds, etc.) and include Organic granular fertilizer, living locally-made compost, and have been cared for with healthy microorganisms from compost tea and microbial inoculants. We only use organic pesticides when needed. We only stock varieties that we have experience growing and that are season and climate appropriate for South Florida. Our curated inventory is simple enough for a beginner and interesting enough to keep an advanced gardeners attention, with new and rare varieties being added weekly.
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