Grow guide
How to grow Watermelon Ali Baba
Citrullus lanatus
- Type
- Watermelon
- Zones
- USDA zones 4–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 90–100 days
- Spacing
- 36″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Vining
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Harvest As needed
- Mulch At transplant
Notes
Iraqi heirloom introduced to the US in the 1990s; 12-30 lb fruits with hard light-green rind and crisp sweet pink flesh.
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Grows well nearby
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