Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Black Beauty Mini Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus · Black Beauty Mini Watermelon
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Black Beauty Mini is a small watermelon with a dark striped rind and red flesh.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Water consistently during vine growth and fruit development; avoid stagnant wet soil.
Soil & drainage
Warm, fertile, well-drained soil with room for vines to spread.
Temperature
Frost-tender crop: start with warmth and move outside only after cold weather has passed.
Planting
Start indoors with warmth; transplant without disturbing roots when nights and soil are warm. Use a protected sunny site.
Harvest
Check the tendril nearest the fruit: a withered, drying tendril is a watermelon ripeness sign. Combine it with the variety’s mature rind appearance; do not wait for a cantaloupe-style stem slip.
Through the seasons
A warm, long season is important in coastal gardens. Ventilate covers and open them for pollinators at flowering.
When your plant needs help
- Its small fruit still needs sustained warmth; use a sheltered bed and assess watermelon ripeness, not cantaloupe fragrance alone.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.