Sugar Baby Watermelon icebox melons Seeds.

Sugar Baby Watermelon icebox Doll Babies melons Seeds. 20 seeds

Citrullus lanatus, or Sugar Baby watermelon, is an incredibly productive grower as well. 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.

Direct-seed 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost when soil is 70 F or warmer. Plant 1 inch deep, 6 seeds per hill, hills 4 to 6 feet apart; or 1 foot apart in rows 5 feet apart. Can plant at closer spacings if trellised. Thin to 2 to 3 plants per hill.

Sugar Baby melons, like all watermelons, require warm, dry temperatures to thrive. This is an early maturing variety, maturing in 75 to 80 days. They do best in Mediterranean climates where the vines spread out 12 feet (4 m.) or longer, with each plant producing two or three melons.