Sugar Baby Watermelon Harvest & Tasting! (& A Clue to Know When to Harvest Watermelon) 🍉

[@CaliKim29]

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[@adamruff6309]

Growing suger babies for my first time im so excited

[@CaliKim29]

Wonderful! Have fun, Adam! CK

[@moorefamilyfields]

I grew sugar baby melon this year and I think I’m about a week away from harvesting my first one! It’s starting to get chilly over night so I may only get 1 or 2 this season but I’ll be happy no matter w hat!

[@robertdhenderson6825]

I have 1 nice size sugarbaby and 4 mind's. I might take the nice size and hope the other's will do better.

[@maxsands3861]

I have a foolproof way of telling when mine are ripe here in Michigan and it never fails. It's always the same day when birds rip them apart and leave me the rinds! ;-)

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Max - oh no, that's got to be so disappointing! Is it possible for you to cover them with bird netting or any thing else to protect them? Keep me posted! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@maxsands3861]

@@CaliKim29 It's OK it's been happening so many years that I kinda get a kick out of it, I live in a very rural area and I really don't have time to fully protect my garden but that's ok all my animal buddies have to eat too! it's like they know that I'm going to pick them that day. haha They like em ripe too! My garden is nothing like yours I get busy in the summer and it gets weedy but I still get a lot of food out of it. ;-)

[@BezmenovDisciple]

This made me laugh out loud and I know your pain. Here in CA, the birds, bugs, and I race every year to see who can eat the most peaches off my tree. I think I lose most years.

[@fificovfefe1030]

Kim, your seeds are INCREDIBLE! The Red Russian Kales survived a Massachusetts winter and produced a gazillion seeds. As I was stuffing the branches of seeds into a bag, I purposely did it over a container of dirt to catch any that fell off. All of those, a gazillion more plants, came up in summer. Though these plants must have come from cold winters, they don't even need to get cold first. I particularly love the baby leaves, and use bigger leaves and stalks for sauces, gravies and soups. The mustard green plants produce leaves to harvest within a week of the former harvest...big leaves. I can't get over how productive your seeds are.

[@emdeejay7432]

I've got some little seedling of sugar baby, crimson sweet watermelon and cantaloupe right now, so excited for later this year!

[@Kodiiiiii]

I love when Mac is in your videos He's such a good boy!

[@waitz001]

thanks for the advice. grew Sugar Baby Watermelons this year and figuring when to harvest was the challenge. AND! the lime is such a good idea!! can't wait'til next year!!

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Jenni, you got it! And yes, harvesting is always the tricky part. You gotta try the lime, really takes it to the next level. Keep me posted on your melons next year and thanks for stopping by! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@thehealingberrygarden9608]

Funny, but there is always something special about harvesting a watermelon - even if you can't grow one yourself and must rely on watching someone else harvesting. ;-) It's just so mouthwatering!

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Ranka - couldn't agree more - growing your own watermelon is so rewarding and the taste is out of this world! My mouth always waters when looking at your IG profile - so many amazing fruits you grow. Thanks so much for stopping by for the harvest!

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

I've tried watermelons many times this is the first year iv actually had any luck they look pretty good so far about to pick my first one and see if they're ripe

[@angelaanderson5360]

I grew sugar baby this year too. I had 8 melons. The first one wasn't ripe enough, the second one was better. Still not sure how to tell exactly when they are at their best. Oh well there's always next year. Love your show.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Angela, it's always a bit of trial and error with melons. The tendril clue has worked pretty well for me most of the time. I like your attitude, always learning and growing! Thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@williamqwamdaayyyyyyy5074]

Hii, how was the productivity and dieases resistance on sugar baby?

[@viviannuckols2698]

Perfect timing! I have 2 I have been growing vertical and think one is ready to harvest! I hope its ready! Thanks for the tips!

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Vivian, oh yay - you're gonna love them! Keep me posted on your harvest - thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@paulastafford1642]

Trying to grow them now for the first time 😅

[@CaliKim29]

Great, nice and easy...doesn't have to be perfect!!! Keep us posted, Paula. CK

[@vee5032]

Yay! I just harvest my last 2 sugar baby watermelon, and I definitely will grow them again next year THANK YOU KIM 💚 woof Mac ❤️.

[@CaliKim29]

Hey Vee - Mac says hello! So glad you enjoyed growing Sugar Babies - so rewarding. Thanks for stopping by - have a beautiful weekend! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@BigfootExp]

I used this technique on mine and it was not ripe. I recommend waiting till the tendril falls off, or at least is brown like you said... And the next tendril over to the right and left, also brown 🟤

[@beverlydacosta6492]

Thanks much. Enjoy.

[@CaliKim29]

Our pleasure!

[@sudhac1384]

Looks delicious Kim!! 😋 I am going to try growing sugar baby watermelons next year!😊

[@CaliKim29]

Hello Sudah - it was delicious, juicy and just plain darn fun to eat. You'll love growing your own melons - so rewarding! Thanks for stopping by! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@xica225]

Looks yummy!!!! Yes I grew for the first time this year ….summer 2022

[@heavenorwilliams8609]

Never heard of using lime I’m going to give it try when mine are ready. This is my first year growing sugar baby and it’s looking pretty good thus…thanks for vid

[@CaliKim29]

Sounds great! keep it up! Thanks so much for sharing and watching.

[@michellestringer6107]

Thanks for the video. This year was the first time I tried to grow these melons and I didnt know when to harvest them. I have about a month to go and then I think they will be ready.

[@ellenpeterson7864]

I am growing sugar baby watermelons for the first time this year here in central Florida.So far so good..Not sure how good the pollination is going. I do have about three or four that I can see right now.. I wasn't sure when I should harvest them..Thanks for the lession..

[@catherinelittlebear9863]

Please, pray for my daughter, who is very ill with covid. She has pneumonia and needs it healed. Her O2 level is too low. Thank you!

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Catherine - oh no, so sorry to hear it! She is in our prayers, please keep us posted!

[@conniedavidson1807]

My daughter is in the hospital now with cv also. needs prayers for her also.

[@orscrub3161]

now i’m drooling!! i’ve gotta get me some sugar baby! i could eat all that myself!! hmmmm, wouldn’t let me use “october fest”. 😫

[@CaliKim29]

Hello OR - you gotta do it next year, and so easy to gobble it all down yourself, lol! The 35% discount code is "octoberfest" one word. It should work, let me know if you have any issues. Appreciate you watching and your order! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@orscrub3161]

@@CaliKim29 ……thank you kim! got it! 🤗

[@barbaracarbone4658]

Mmmmm looks and sounds so good 😋 I'll consider planting some next year!!

[@CaliKim29]

You got to, Barbara - it's so rewarding! Thanks for the visit! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@MySuperman78]

Great tips as always! Thanks Kim!

[@CaliKim29]

Glad it was helpful, you got it, Johnny. Thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@freshlandscape2463]

Good afternoon Kim! Unfortunately my watermelons didn’t do great this year but looking forward to growing them next summer, my fall seedlings are started and well be ready to plant this weekend, keep up the great work!

[@CaliKim29]

Oh no, sorry to hear that, Fresh Landscape! Hopefully better luck with them next year. It's going to be fun to get your seedlings planted this weekend - enjoy! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

😂 Lovely thumbnail, queen. And those are some good looking pieces of watermelon. I miss summer watermelon already 😪 😢 😋

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

You're dangerous with that knife though 🤣 That looks like a Fiskars.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Kodiak Wild - thanks so much! The flavor was out of this world, esp with the lime. Time to start thinking spring, lol. Appreciate the visit! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@CaliKim29]

lol, yes, it is, definitely needs sharpening!

[@debbienealy9376]

Love watching your videos

[@CaliKim29]

Glad you like them, Debbie! Any plans to grow watermelon? Thanks for the visit! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@amandaloewen6479]

Have you ever tried a watermelon and cucumber salad? I know there are variations of this salad, it’s a neat, tasty combo 🍉🥒💚

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Amanda, yes, we love that too, and usually throw in a bit of mint or basil. So yummy! Thanks for stopping by for the harvest! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@lupitacameron9693]

Grew sugar baby watermelon in a container vertically, the melons were very small but tasted fantastic. Definitely not as big as yours Kim.

[@CaliKim29]

Hi Lupita, they are the perfect container melon, but do need fertilizing once a week or so in a container to grow to size. Can't wait to hear how your next. year's crop grows! Thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@davebryant8050]

So my first go at it and the melons were 95% rind and no flesh. Any ideas?

[@ashrafghaly1719]

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[@DiiAcid]

How many melons should you have on one plant? Should you remove melons if they are too many so the rest will grow better? Planting for firtst time this year. :)

[@amberscott1455]

My sugar baby is only about 4 wide across but has a brown tendril. Seems small. The last one at that size cracked. Do you have any advice?

[@anonymousf454]

I would love to grow some this year. How/long of a trellis would I need, and how far apart should I space them?

[@CaliKim29]

6 - 8' trell is and space them 6-8"'s apart. Experiment, see how they respond, and go from there! That's the best way to see what and how you grow the best! Kim

[@anonymousf454]

@@CaliKim29 cool. I have an 8x8 trellis and was hoping to get about 6 plants to grow using it. I'm not sure if I want to take up that much space for what will only amount to maybe 18 melons for the whole year... if I'm lucky. I think I have a grow window from now until mid October, and maybe into November here.

[@mezmur6614]

What fertilizer did you use. I tried watermelon for the first time and the color was not as red as it should be - the way it is supposed to be. I figured maybe it was because I did not use fertilizer. What do you think?

[@CaliKim29]

Hello mezmur - I use Good Dirt Plant Food, Vermisterra worm castings and worm tea, and Vitality (see this video for details, bit.ly/CaliKimHowToUseWormCastingsFeedYourGarden) once a month or so on all my garden beds. Regular feedings will make for healthier, more productive, more flavorful and more beautiful veggies. Thanks for watching! 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@rosereal2319]

Just found your channel, Just wondering when is the best time to plant the water melon. I live in zone 3? Can I start planting the seeds now?

[@micefood]

Sugar Baby watermelons are seedless. Why does this one have seeds.

[@Seriouslydave]

No they arent, maybe the ones you got from the store were desexed?

[@craftturtle1374]

hello :)

[@CaliKim29]

Hey there CraftTurtle - thanks for stopping by! Any plans to grow watermelon in your garden? 🍅Please visit my seed and garden shop, calikimgardenandhome.com, for CaliKim Seed Collections, fabric containers and signed copies of my book, Organic Gardening for Everyone: Homegrown Vegetables Made Easy. Free seed packet with every order. Check out the Gardening Coast2Coast Podcast at gardeningcoast2coast.net.🌞Thank you!

[@goldengirl65]

How to ruin a watermelon. Add lime and salt. They are perfect as they are. Not to mention healthy. And you go and add something bad like salt. Gees.

[@CaliKim29]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sk8brdZepp13]

i agree, lime and salt is totally lame.

[@peace4peaceful]

That wasted a good feed. Tastes like lime and salt!