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CarolynPhillips
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Melons
I am currently watching my Banana Melons. I got the seeds from Baker Creek.
I have several on the vine that are pretty big, averaging about 16 inches long.
I have no clue where my catalog is and no idea how big they normally get. I must visit their web site. With all this construction I did not keep up with pollination dates.
Its pretty long and getting fat. I need to support it so it doesn't crack open if it ripens and
falls to the ground before I catch it.
Please , share your melon pics.

I have several on the vine that are pretty big, averaging about 16 inches long.
I have no clue where my catalog is and no idea how big they normally get. I must visit their web site. With all this construction I did not keep up with pollination dates.
Its pretty long and getting fat. I need to support it so it doesn't crack open if it ripens and
falls to the ground before I catch it.
Please , share your melon pics.

CarolynPhillips-
Posts : 779
Join date : 2010-09-06
Age : 52
Location : Alabama Zone 7a
Re: Melons
My melons finally succumbed to the dreaded evil striped cucumber beetle. maybe I will be able to post photos next year.
Re: Melons
It's adorable! I have my first ever watermelons on the vine now too (see avatar). I can't wait to slice one open and slurp!
GG
GG
Goosegirl-
Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 57
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: Melons
Goosebirl,
What variety is yours? Its so cute.
What variety is yours? Its so cute.
quiltbea-
Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 80
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Melons
quiltbea wrote:Goosebirl,
What variety is yours? Its so cute.
It's a Sugar Baby as well! I count 8 on my trellis, but this is the largest, at 3"

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Goosegirl-
Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 57
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: Melons
I bought my 1st sugar baby watermelon at the local farm market in town and it is the best tasting!
I did plant watermelon seeds - 2 plants are growing but very slowly. They are not sugar baby but they are suppose to be small.
Next yr I will try to grow sugar baby watermelon.
Yum.
Dunkinjean
I did plant watermelon seeds - 2 plants are growing but very slowly. They are not sugar baby but they are suppose to be small.
Next yr I will try to grow sugar baby watermelon.
Yum.
Dunkinjean
Re: Melons
Dunkinjean - how long ago did you plant your seeds? It felt like the first month or more my plant did not change in size at all. Then, all of a sudden, BOOM! It was shooting up the trellis! Since my trellises are only 5', I am going to have to start bobbing it soon.
I am looking forward to tasting my first Sugar Baby. I have never had one before, but I wanted to grow one that would stay reasonably small (only 2 of us, because the cats turn their noses up at fruit...
)
GG
I am looking forward to tasting my first Sugar Baby. I have never had one before, but I wanted to grow one that would stay reasonably small (only 2 of us, because the cats turn their noses up at fruit...


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Goosegirl-
Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 57
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: Melons
Goosegirl,
I planted mine May 7th. But I did plant my Potato box next to them. But the watermelon plants face west so I would hope they still get alot sun. Now that my potato vines are dying, they should get more sun. If not, live and learn and will do better next yr!
Good luck with your sugar baby watermelon!
Dunkinjean
I planted mine May 7th. But I did plant my Potato box next to them. But the watermelon plants face west so I would hope they still get alot sun. Now that my potato vines are dying, they should get more sun. If not, live and learn and will do better next yr!

Good luck with your sugar baby watermelon!
Dunkinjean
Re: Melons
Dunkinjean - good wishes for yours as well!
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Goosegirl-
Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 57
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: Melons
I planted Sugar Baby watermelon seedlings on 5/30 and seeds the same day.
My first baby showed up 7/20 on seedling plant and 7/24 on sown seed plant so very little difference and its much less trouble to just sow the seeds instead of growing a seedling.
It took 51 days and 55 days.
The variety is very sweet and delicious. We had them last year. Mmmm good.
My first baby showed up 7/20 on seedling plant and 7/24 on sown seed plant so very little difference and its much less trouble to just sow the seeds instead of growing a seedling.
It took 51 days and 55 days.
The variety is very sweet and delicious. We had them last year. Mmmm good.
quiltbea-
Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 80
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Melons
quiltbea wrote:I planted Sugar Baby watermelon seedlings on 5/30 and seeds the same day.
My first baby showed up 7/20 on seedling plant and 7/24 on sown seed plant so very little difference and its much less trouble to just sow the seeds instead of growing a seedling.
It took 51 days and 55 days.
The variety is very sweet and delicious. We had them last year. Mmmm good.
Thanks Quiltbea - that is good to know! I am going to try that next year. I killed my cucumber plants and was given some seeds from our local nursery when I got some other things. I stuck them in the ground and they have now covered almost half of my trellis. Note to self: Don't bother with seedlings for cukes and watermelons!
Goosegirl-
Posts : 3435
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 57
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: Melons
I bought sugar baby watermelon seeds but ended up with some tiny melon the size of a soft ball. They were sweet but not what i was expecting so I pulled the plants up.
My banana melon still isn't ripe yet. Someone told me it would change colors whenit was ready. They are still green. Impatiently waiting.
My banana melon still isn't ripe yet. Someone told me it would change colors whenit was ready. They are still green. Impatiently waiting.
CarolynPhillips-
Posts : 779
Join date : 2010-09-06
Age : 52
Location : Alabama Zone 7a
Re: Melons
I don't know what I ended up with but I was extremely disappointed. My catalogs say the Sugar Baby is round and and solid dark color.
Too late to try again but hopefully there is always next year.
Too late to try again but hopefully there is always next year.
CarolynPhillips-
Posts : 779
Join date : 2010-09-06
Age : 52
Location : Alabama Zone 7a
Re: Melons
There must be different brands of Sugar Babies, because all ours, including in the community garden last year, were oblong and with wide dark and light green striping like you see mine above. They say avg 6-7 lbs but they grow larger. They are more oblong as they get bigger.
quiltbea-
Posts : 4712
Join date : 2010-03-21
Age : 80
Location : Southwestern Maine Zone 5A
Re: Melons
ah- ok
the seeds i ordered were for a Sugar Baby (ice box midget) and were suppose to be dark dark green and round and weight around 8 pounds.
I ended up with a softballl green striped melon.
a cold watermelon would be so great right now.....
the seeds i ordered were for a Sugar Baby (ice box midget) and were suppose to be dark dark green and round and weight around 8 pounds.
I ended up with a softballl green striped melon.
a cold watermelon would be so great right now.....

CarolynPhillips-
Posts : 779
Join date : 2010-09-06
Age : 52
Location : Alabama Zone 7a
Little Sugar Babies
Mine are still very small, sort of like I was hoping...the size of a cantaloupe....I guess. I think the ones that grew last summer were the 3-6 lbs size....but we had more rain and I had more time!

jazzymom-
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Age : 76
Location : Columbia, South Carolina
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