Sugar Baby watermelon
Citrullus lanatus · Fruit
Top 10 pairings
Sugar Baby is the classic icebox watermelon — a small, round, very dark green melon that fits in a refrigerator and ripens fast on a short, manageable vine. Cut open it reveals crisp, fine-grained, deep-red flesh that is markedly sweet, with the thin rind and modest 3-to-5 kilogram size that make it a favourite of home gardeners and short-season growers.
Picking a good onedrag
ImmatureMealy
Just matureBuy itCrisp, clean red and firm, it cubes well for feta salads, skewers and grilling.
Field spotCream, clearly marked
Rind & heftShine dulling, heavy in the hand
ThumpDeep hollow thud
Stem & tendrilTendril browning, stem drying
These cues are Watermelon's, and hold across its varieties; where this one differs, its own page says so.
What you get from one
52%
Edible part
4518 g flesh · rind, seeds out
8688 g
Weight each
each one
Keeping ittap a temperature
Whole, it keeps at 10-15 C, not in the fridge. Once cut, wrap it and chill under 5 C.
90%
Humidity
Open, uncovered
Airflow