I would wait until the tendril has dried, but in any case, let us know how
it came out.

Dwayne

"Pat" wrote in message
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Well the seed came from a package labelled "sugar baby". It hasn't quit
growing but there is a yellow spot on the bottom, the color is dull and
the
vine tendril has not dried. So I guess I ought to pick it now.

Thank you!


"FarmerDill" wrote in message
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a suggar baby is one of the most difficult watermelons to tell if they
are
ripe. Most times a dead curl (tendril attached to vinewher the
watermelon
connects is a dead givaway) but not on a true sugarbaby. On the other
hand a
Sugar Baby doen't get over 15 lbs so I suspect that you have something
else.
They will normally be ripe about six weeks after they set on the vine
and
the
gloss will will turn to a dull finish. There should be a yellowing of
the
underbelly where it lays on the ground. It will quit growing several
weeks
before it is ripe.