Sugar Baby Watermelon - Organic

seeds

1/16oz: $3.50; Item: 1028-A
1/4oz: $5.75; Item: 1028-B
1oz: $9.75; Item: 1028-C

Citrullus lanatus
Deep red flesh. (80 days) Open pollinated.

The first of its genre and still the standard northern icebox watermelon. Among the earliest in its class, Sugar Baby grows 8–10 lb fruits, dark green outside and deep red inside. Discovered in a field of picnic watermelons by M. Hardin of Geary, OK, in 1955 and introduced by the Woodside Seed Co. Still prized by those who prefer their watermelons open-pollinated and of modest size, although its flesh quality is grainier than the pricey supermarket mini-melons.

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Quick Details

Hybrid Status: open pollinated
Days to Maturity: 80 days
Lifecycle: annual
Flesh Color: deep red

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Compare with other Watermelons
Variety	Product Type	Hybrid Status	Days to Maturity	Lifecycle	Flesh Color
Blacktail Mountain Organic	seeds	open pollinated	71 days	annual	orange-red
Peace	seeds	F-1 hybrid	75 days	annual	yellow
Diana	seeds	F-1 hybrid	76 days	annual	bright red
Early Moonbeam Organic	seeds	open pollinated	78 days	annual	yellow
Sugar Baby Organic	seeds	open pollinated	80 days	annual	deep red
Sweet Dakota Rose Organic	seeds	open pollinated	82 days	annual	red
Quetzali Organic	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	annual	pink
Sunsweet ECO	seeds	open pollinated	85 days	annual	red
Verona Organic	seeds	open pollinated	86 days	annual	red
La Bestia	seeds	F-1 hybrid	87 days	annual	deep red
Crimson Sweet Organic	seeds	open pollinated	90 days	annual	dark red
Orangeglo Organic	seeds	open pollinated	90 days	annual	bright orange
Moon and Stars Organic	seeds	open pollinated	100 days	annual	pink

Additional Information

Watermelons

About 670 seeds/oz. ¹⁄₁₆ oz packet contains about 40 seeds. Can be sown 2 or 3 seeds to a hill.

Culture: Harvesting watermelon at proper ripeness is an art. Thumping should produce a low, hollow sound. Spread thumb and forefinger and press hard on fruit. If you feel any give, watermelon is ripe. Don’t heed the traditional advice to wait for the closest tendril to brown—that may be too late. Minimum germination temperature 60°, optimal range 75–95°.

Diseases: ANTH: Anthracnose, F: Fusarium

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.