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Sign up freeCucumis melo var. saccharinus 'Sugar Baby'
Sugar Baby is a compact, early-maturing melon cultivar from the Cucumis melo species, known for its small, round fruits with deep green rind and sweet, orange flesh. This variety is particularly suited to short-season growing regions and container cultivation.
Cucumis melo 'Canary'
fruitA fellow Cucurbitaceae — similar growing habits to Sugar Baby melon
Start Sugar Baby melon indoors about 3 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 60 cm apart. It is frost-tender, so don't plant out early. Expect to harvest in roughly 70 days.
Sugar Baby melon seed rarely stays viable beyond 5 years — track what's still worth sowing.
Water: High · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Well-draining soil, prefers sandy or loamy soil with good organic matter content
These three thrive alongside Sugar Baby melon — and alongside each other.