Sugar Baby watermelon
Citrullus lanatus 'Sugar Baby'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Prostrate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sugar Baby' watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Sugar Baby') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. The vines sprawl low along the ground, so give them room to spread. Bees visit the summer flowers, and the fruit is ready in 76 days.
Pairs well with German Johnson tomato, Corinto cucumber, and Persian basil.