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First ever harvest - Sugar Baby Watermelons (aussie.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by PetulantBandicoot to c/gardeningaustralia

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[–] RustyRaven 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They look good - you will have to show us some inside pics too. What area are you in and how many vines do you have?

[–] PetulantBandicoot 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

~~Will post some more photos later.~~

I am South East QLD. I have no idea how many vines there are, as I just let them grow wild. Rough math, I planted them in a 4 by 4 grid, and there were roughly 2 vines that grew from each spot. So maybe 32?

The leaves started to die off, so decided to harvest the ripe melons just in case they got infested by something.

[–] PetulantBandicoot 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Picture from this mornings breakfast:

Photo of sliced up Sugar Baby Watermelon, into 4 quarters and 1 half

Surprisingly, even the really small ones are all ripe on the inside:

Photo of a really small watermelon that has been cut in half, showing inside is red and ripe

[–] RustyRaven 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They look good. Are you going to be able to eat all the melons yourself, or are you sharing them around?

[–] PetulantBandicoot 2 points 9 months ago

Definitely sharing them around. My family in particularly are loving them.