Title: Sugar Baby Watermelon Seeds | Johnny's Selected Seeds
Headings: Sugar Baby
Watermelon Seed

Sugar Baby
Watermelon Seed
Quantity
Packet
1 Ounce
1/4 Pound
1 Pound
Growing Information
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Quick Facts
Latin Name
Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
Days To Maturity
76 Days
Life Cycle
Annual
Hybrid Status
Open Pollinated
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Content: Sudden wilt" is a complex disease and cold weather stress syndrome in late summer when plants have a heavy set of ripening watermelons, can cause plants to wilt almost overnight. Keep plants healthy with good fertility and irrigation to avoid sudden wilt. INSECT PESTS: Protect against cucumber beetles with floating row covers applied at transplanting, or control with insecticides such as pyrethrin or azadarachtin. RIPENESS: There are 3 ways to tell when a watermelon is ripe: 1) the tendril nearest the point on the vine where fruit stem attaches is browning/dead; 2) the spot where the fruit rests on the ground is yellow; and 3) the classic mystery — you hear "punk," as opposed to "pink" or "pank," when you flick the melon with your fingers. STORAGE: