Tell When a Sugar Baby Watermelon Is Ripe - Write down the date the seed was planted and calculate what date 75 days from then will be. This will be the point at which to start looking at fruit for ripeness.
Examine fruits at the calculated date. Weigh them with a scale, being careful not to disconnect them from the vine. They should weigh at least 10 pounds.
Tell When a Sugar Baby Watermelon Is Ripe
Wait longer and re-examine in about five to seven days, if the fruits are not heavy enough. If they weigh between 10 and 18 pounds, go on to the next steps.
Look at the ground spot where the melon has been resting against the soil or mulch. If ripe, the ground spot's color should be a dull, creamy yellow. If it is green or white, the melon is not ripe.
Look at the rind. It should be dull-colored and somewhat rough to the touch and be difficult to indent with your thumbnail if the melon is ripe.
Sugar baby watermelons are a hybrid bred for small vine and fruit size. Fruits can weigh between 10 and 18 pounds when mature. They are warm-weather plants and thrive on full sun and heat. In temperate climates, an early start is recommended by starting them indoors in containers. According to Burpee Seeds, it takes sugar baby 75 days to grow from seed to mature fruit. Does this Spark an idea? - by eHow
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