Watermelon ‘Sugar Baby’

Description 
Not a variety known to be able to grow in the UK, however you can with Sugar Baby. They produce small ever so sweet watermelons around 20cm diameter weighing around 4kg.

Harvest
July to September - The watermelons will turn almost black when ripe and have a sweet red flesh. If you tap the watermelon with your knuckle and it sounds hollow it means its ripe. 

Growing Instructions
Melons prefer a warmer climate, in a greenhouse which is where you will get the best from your plant. It can be grown outside in warmer parts of the country. Plant in a sunny position in your greenhouse or outside. Keep it sheltered if your planting outside, in well drained soil or growbag. Melons can be grown upwards like cucumbers with the fruit needing netted support, or they can be grown along the ground. Keep well watered until established and in dry periods. Melons do not like to be dry so it may help to have a drip feeder to keep the soil moist. But not soaking wet! Pollination if required- pick the male flowers and carefully place it in the female flower (the female flower has a swollen base under her flower) after two days you can remove the male flowers. Pick off any weak side shoots to let the goodness go to the right places. Only feed once the fruit has started to develop!