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'Bush Sugar Baby' Melons

Sub-Category:	Watermelon Bush

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Bush watermelon. 3 1/2-foot vines bear 2, 12-pound, red-fleshed, green-skinned fruit.
Days To Maturity:	80
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Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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Reviewed on 07/20/2008 by brivari - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Suffolk, New York, United States Frost Free Season: More than 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
My favorite melon for space limited areas. I've even grown them in large pots on apartment balconies. I usually get 5-6 melons per plant (the description listed here says 2). Flavor is much better than those storebought mini-melons and a plus is that the rind makes good pickles.

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