Baby Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus or sugar baby watermelon is an incredibly productive grower as well.
Baby watermelon. Plant spacing 48 inches apart. Plant size long vine. This early season melon also packs a high level of healthy antioxidants. How to tell when sugar baby watermelon is ready to pick color.
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. 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. As the name suggests sugar baby serves a sweet bite.
Knowing when a watermelon is ripe is something gardeners learn by experience but the changing color is one of. Why you should grow sugar baby watermelon 1. Sugar baby melons typically do not exceed 10 pounds with flavor red flesh and a light green rind with dark stripes. It was developed in the middle of the 20th century by the taiwanese horticulturist chen wen yu.
Its brix value which measures total sugar. What is a yellow baby watermelon. Plant about 4 feet apart. Icebox watermelons including sugar baby earn their name from their small fruit which weighs in at.
The small size of the fruits and relatively short time to harvest make sugar baby on of the easier varieties to cultivate. Sugar baby is an early season watermelon coming to maturity approximately 75 days after germination. Some gardeners also gauge a watermelons readiness for harvest by thumping it with a knuckle. Watermelons ranging in size from 5 to 15 pounds are considered icebox melons because they fit well inside a refrigerator.
This variety of watermelon has thin skin and bright yellow flesh. Watermelon yellow baby info. 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. Signs of an allergic reaction to watermelon can include.
Rash diarrhea vomiting lightheadedness runny nose. Sugar baby watermelon plants produce super sweet red fleshed 8 inch fruits on compact vines. Watermelon contains high levels of healthy antioxidants making sugar baby a great sweet way to pack in good nutrition.