Everything you expect from a DULCINEA watermelon, the full-size in our seedless line-up is SugarDaddy®. Juicy on the inside, vine-ripened and hand-harvested, it comes in handy on those occasions when a personal-size watermelon will not do.
Sugar Baby watermelons are known for their small size and round shape. They typically weigh between 6 to 12 pounds, making them significantly smaller than other watermelon varieties. This compact size makes them ideal for small gardens and allows them to be easily transported and stored.
This widely adapted heirloom variety is solid, dark green on the outside with a bright red, firm and fine-grained flesh that is super sweet.
Sugarbaby is a heirloom watermelon that produces sweet, red-fleshed, round fruit to 20cm diameter. Smaller fruits means that sugarbaby watermelons will ripen quicker than those of other varieties. 10-13 weeks to harvest. Each packet contains 20 seeds.
Description/Taste
The juicy inner flesh ranges from red-orange to magenta and is dotted with small dark brown seeds. Its consistency is crisp yet juicy with a classic sweet watermelon flavor.
WSU found that the personal watermelon with the highest Brix value is the Pony Yellow, a lovely yellow-fleshed melon that scores a sugary 12.3 Brix. The icebox category tops out with another yellow-fleshed melon called Super Gold, which achieves a 12.8 Brix.
“Sugar Baby” (Citrullus lanatus “Sugar Baby”), for instance, has sweet red flesh and seeds, while “Yellow Baby” (Citrullus lanatus “Yellow Baby”) has characteristic bright golden flesh and also has seeds.
The sugar baby watermelon takes only 75 days to ripen. Other watermelons need at least 120 days for full maturity. They're easy to grow.
Expert Response. It is possible that the fruit is not yet ripe. Melons can take 80 to 120 days to ripen depending on variety and the environmental conditions.
One of the rarest and most expensive fruits found in Japan is the Densuke watermelon. According to The Garden Magazine, these world-famous melons are grown exclusively on the island of Hokkaido.
Watermelon can be divided into four categories: icebox, picnic, seedless, and yellow-orange fleshed.
Underripe watermelons are safe to eat, but they aren't particularly enjoyable. Unripe melon tastes diluted and watery, instead of sweet.
Yellow watermelon contains more of the antioxidant beta-carotene than red watermelon. Beta-carotene is thought to protect against cancer and eye disease. Use yellow watermelon in fruit salads, on platters and in desserts, smoothies and juices.
According to the experts at the Watermelon Board, yellow and orange watermelons are generally sweeter than those with pink or red flesh. Seedless watermelons tend to have a crisper texture than those with seeds, they add.
"Sugar Baby" melons are pollinated by bees. The plants produce yellow male and female flowers. Bees distribute pollen from male plants to the female plants, causing pollination and fruit development.
You want to find the melon that is heavy for its size. This usually means it will be sweeter and will have more water content. Look for an orange creamy field spot. The darker yellow field spot usually means it was on the vine longer and is full of flavor.
Variety Information: 8–10 pound fruit about 9" long with bright red, sweet flesh, and fewer than average, very small seeds. The rind is dark green with thin, mottled, darker green stripes.
How Many Watermelons per Plant? Healthy watermelon vines produce 2-4 fruits per plant. The vines produce both male and female flowers.
If picked too soon, they will not ripen off the vine. If picked too late, they turn to mush. The window in which a watermelon goes from ripe to ruined is apparently quite small.
Some, like watermelon, do not continue to ripen once harvested. Therefore, flavor will not improve nor will they become sweeter—t is what it is at harvest. However, cantaloupe and similar fruit will continue to ripen after harvest.
Sugar Baby is the most popular 'Icebox' type of watermelon. Fruits mature to be 18-20 cm (7-8") in diameter and weigh 3.5-4.5 kg (8-10 lbs.) each. It is the perfect size for a family treat. The very sweet, crisp, red flesh is a delight.