Mini Love Watermelon Starter Plant

Mini Love is a compact, high-yielding personal-sized watermelon variety that produces perfectly portioned fruits ideal for small households. An All-America Selections winner, this variety is known for its reliability, early production, and excellent performance in small gardens and containers.

Plants produce attractive green-striped fruits with vibrant ruby-red flesh that is sweet, juicy, and crisp, with very few seeds.

What You Will Receive
You will receive 1 watermelon starter plant, grown in a small pot and ready to transplant once outdoor conditions are suitable.

Plant Details

• Botanical name: Citrullus lanatus
• Growth habit: Compact, semi-vining
• Size: Short vines, typically spreading 90–120 cm (3–4 ft)
• Sun: Full sun
• Spacing: 90–120 cm (3–4 ft)
• Container friendly: Suitable for large containers with support or room to spread
• Support: Optional; can be grown on the ground or trained on sturdy support

Fruit and Harvest

Produces small, round watermelons approximately 10–15 cm (4–6") in diameter and weighing 1.5–3 kg (3–6 lb). Fruits have thin, green-striped rinds and bright red flesh that is sweet, tender-crisp, and refreshing. Harvest begins early in the season for a watermelon variety.

Excellent For

• Personal-sized servings
• Small gardens and raised beds
• Container growing
• Fresh summer eating

Why Start with a Plant?

• Earlier harvest in northern growing conditions
• Faster vine establishment
• More reliable fruit set than direct seeding

Grown With Care

Our starter plants are grown without chemical pesticides and are gradually hardened off for outdoor conditions. Each plant is well-established and ready to transition into the garden once temperatures are consistently warm.

Best Suited For

Small-space gardeners, container growers, and watermelon lovers looking for a compact, high-yield variety with excellent flavour and perfectly sized fruits.