Sugar Baby Watermelon Seeds - Fruit Plant

Sugar Baby Watermelon is a popular heirloom variety prized for its compact vines and small, round fruits with dark green rinds and exceptionally sweet, deep red flesh. Perfect for home gardens, raised beds, and small spaces, this early-maturing watermelon produces juicy, crisp fruits that are ideal for fresh eating, fruit salads, smoothies, and desserts. It thrives in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil and delivers abundant harvests during the warm growing season.

Features

• Heirloom mini watermelon variety
• Produces sweet, juicy, deep red flesh
• Compact vines suitable for small gardens
• Early-maturing and highly productive
• Ideal for fresh eating, fruit salads, and desserts
• Thrives in warm, sunny conditions
• Excellent for home gardens and raised beds

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Citrullus lanatus
• Common Name (US): Sugar Baby Watermelon
• Seed Type / Variety: Heirloom Mini Watermelon Variety
• Growth Habit: Annual trailing vine
• USDA Zones: 3–11 (grown as an annual)
• Planting Season: Spring after the last frost
• Growing Season: Late Spring through Summer
• Sowing Season: April–June
• Germination Time and Conditions: 5–10 days at 75–95°F (24–35°C); sow seeds 1 inch (2.5 cm) deep in warm, moist, well-drained soil
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained sandy or loamy soil enriched with organic matter; pH 6.0–6.8
• Watering Needs: Moderate to regular; keep soil consistently moist during vine growth and reduce watering slightly as fruits mature
• Mature Plant Size: 6–10 feet long, 2–3 feet spread
• Plant Spacing: 36–48 inches apart