CANTALOUPE Approximately 1,000 seeds per OZ.
PLANTING; In late spring after soil has warmed up to 65-70F, till soil. Enrich soil by tilling in compost or fertilizer. Place seeds
1/2" seep, 24" apart in a row spacing of 4-6'. Seeds can also be started indoors in 50 or 72 cell Pro-trays or Jiffy 7's and
transplanted. If transplanted, it will take 6,000 plants per acre.
HARVEST; Melons are ready to pick when the gray-green colored skin turns a buff-yellow color and can easily from vine with slight
thumb pressure. PKT size. F1 or hybrids 25 seeds or 0.9 gram/ 1/128 oz
Rest 150-200 seeds or 3.5 grams or 1/8 oz.
ATHENA F1 AMBROSIA F1 CRENSHAW
80 days. This early melon has 86 days. This mouth watering 110 days. Gourmet type melon
a 5-7 pound fruit with very firm hybrid is juicy with extra deep, served in the finest restaurants.
flesh of excellent eating quality. super sweet flesh that is a Thick, sweet, pale orange flesh has
Even when harvested at full slip deep salmon color. Nearly a true gourmet flavor. Smooth fruit
they still have good shelf life & round with heavy netting and weight 5-7 lb. Rind turns yellow-
withstand shipping. A very good no ribs. 4-5 pound melon has a green color when ripe. Untreated.
choice for market or produce small seed cavity.
auction. Must sign a waiver on Seeds maybe treated. BURPEE PMT HYBRID
lots of 1 m or more seeds in 82 days. Noted for its fine quality,
order to receive seeds. DELICIOUS 51 hybrid vigor and excellent flavor.
Treated seed only. 83 days. Melon is slightly oval, Melon is heavy netted, ribbed and
6" X 5", well netted and round to slightly oval. 4-5 LB melon
ECLIPSE F1 moderately ribbed. Deep has thick, sweet, juicy and deep
85 days. A new, large, 5-7 lbs orange flesh is thick, juicy with orange flesh. Seed maybe treated.
coarse netted, slightly sutured a delicious flavor just like it's
melon with fine grained, bright name. A great melon for a HALES BEST JUMBO
orange flesh. Resistant to home garden. Untreated. 86 days. Thick, deep salmon
powdery mildew and fusarium colored, sweet, juicy, firm flesh
race 2. Great choice for fresh IROQUOIS holds up well. Melon is well netted &
market, roadside stand or home 85 days. Large, round-oval, ribbed. Combines drought tolerance
garden. Treated seed only. 4-5 pound fruit is coarsely tolerance with excellent flavor. One
netted and ribbed. Flesh is of the most popular home garden
orange & sweet. Untreated seed. varieties. Treated seed.
SUPER STAR F1 ODYSSEY F1 ROCKY FORD
84 days. Large melon weighing 81 days. A melon from Sunseeds 91 days. Flesh is deep, fine grained
6-8 lb. Flesh is hick, smooth, that is very similar to Athena in flavorful and green in color. Fruit is
salmon colored & flavorful. Fruit shape & quality. Heavy producer oval. 5 1/2 X 5", heavy netted and
is somewhat flattened, heavy of 5-7 lbs melons with high sugar slightly ribbed. Great for home
netted and ribbed. Treated seed. contend, excellent holding ability garden or roadside stand.
and good shipping capabilities. Untreated seed.
APHRODITE F1 Treated seed only.
80 days. 6-8 LB, round/oval, Athena
type melon. Fruit has refined net HONEY DEW GREEN OR ORANGE
and slight sutures. Flesh is firm, 105 days. Honey sweet flavored fresh has a refreshing flavor.
orange color and sweet. Disease Rind is smooth, almost white and turns a creamy yellow when
reactions; PM 1&2, Fusarium ripe. Flesh is either green or orange, thick, sweet and ripens
race 0,1 & 2. Treated seed. to the rind. 4-6 LB melon. Untreated seed.
CRESENT MOON F1 EARLISWEET F1
74 days. Early, large sutured 68 days. An excellent choice for Northern gardeners. They're no giant
hybrid melon with deep, salmon for size but they make up for it in numbers and flavor. Very uniform, sweet
colored, sweet flesh. 5-7 pound with a good flavor. Treated seed.
melon is Powdery mildew tolerant. MISSION F1
Treated seed only. 80 Days. 3 1/2 pound melon with no sutures and medium netting.
Treated seed. Limited to supply on hand.
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