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'‘Sugar Baby’ Watermelon' Melons |
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Watermelon
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The standard of the icebox melons, Sugar Baby has been a staple at picnics for years. Vines grow to 6 feet and set 4–6 melons roughly 10 inches across. Has that unmistakable crisp, mouthwatering, sweet rich flavor.
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0-80
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| Seed Sources: |
Territorial Seed Company - updated in 2025
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (2.9 Stars)
Taste: (2.5 Stars)
Yield: (1.8 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 12
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 12/04/2025 by
Otsego Master Gardeners1
- An intermediate gardener
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Otsego, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
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| Did not thrive. Two small fruits and cracked. |
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Reviewed on 12/02/2025 by
Albany County MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Germination wasn\'t great but did manage to get 2 plants. Only only survived the seedling stage. Only one watermelon was produced, not too tasty though. |
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Reviewed on 12/02/2025 by
MGWayne
- An experienced gardener
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Wayne, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| The seeds planted at the end of June did not germinate. Our temperatures were still cool. I addition, we installed a new irrigation system, which was difficult to adjust at first.\r\nwe planted a second batch, at the end of July. Two plant grew, but did not thrive or produce fruit. We had a very dry season. |
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Reviewed on 11/26/2025 by
Orleans County MGs
- An intermediate gardener
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Orleans, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Easy to grow, but not very productive. We never actually got to taste a melon - the first few were snagged by passers by (likely too early). The last one ripening on the vine got hit by a late frost and was very watery and still not ripe by the end of the season. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2025 by
CCE Warren County
- An intermediate gardener
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Warren, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Each vine only yielded a single melon. The melons are a good size. However, we did not get a chance to eat them; an animal got to it before we did. Be sure to have space in your beds for this to vine and crawl. |
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Reviewed on 10/30/2025 by
CCE Nassau County NY
- An experienced gardener
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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| A good small, seeded watermelon. Good flavor and texture. Each vine yielded one watermelon, so the productivity was not high. It was fun for the children to see how a watermelon grows. |
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Reviewed on 10/10/2025 by
Cafolla
- A novice gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| 9/8- too early\r\n9/29- ripe, 2 watermelons - diameter ~7"+\r\ntaste was fine. not very watermelon-y |
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Reviewed on 10/10/2025 by
Gasieiwcz
- An experienced gardener
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Wyoming, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Small easy to grow variety. A little large for 4x4 raised bed. Required consistent watering. Fruit flavor excellent. |
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Reviewed on 10/07/2025 by
Schenectady CCE
- An experienced gardener
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Schenectady, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Sweet taste and good texture. |
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Reviewed on 09/29/2025 by
Tompkins MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Our plants were overgrown by the squash plant in the adjacent bed and did not get large. One small watermelon was produced, which was delicious, juicy, crisp and easy to get the seeds out. The plant had a mosaic virus (watermelon mosaic?) which produced a pretty pattern on the fruit and maybe was responsible for the brown spots on the leaves and poor growth of the plant. |
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Reviewed on 09/24/2025 by
CCE Rockland
- An experienced gardener
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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Compact vine with attractive curly leaves. Only produced one melon. The flesh was pink colored, very juicy and there were a lot of seeds. The taste was good but not great. |
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Reviewed on 09/19/2025 by
Jessica Luse
- An experienced gardener
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Saratoga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Did not produce a lot of melons, the melon was very mild in it\'s taste and very seedy. The fruit was very light in color. |
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