Cantaloupe – Eden Gem (Rocky Ford Green)

Description

92 Days | A green fleshed Rocky Ford type cantaloupe, slightly oblong, solidly netted, very firm and highly resistant to rust. A good shipper melon. Packs 15 to the standard flat crate. Flesh green, deep, fine grained and sweet. This sweet, salmon flushed green cantaloupe has been in our collection for nearly a century. | Heirloom Green Flesh Cantaloupe

90-110 Days to maturity

3-7 Days to sprout

Melon seeds per Oz: About 1,000

Melon seeds per Lb: About 16,000

Plant 1″-2″ deep, in rows 6′-8′ foot apart. Thin or transplant to a spacing of 2′-3′. Water at base of the plant every 10-14 days until cantaloupe reach softball size, moving water further from the plant at that point to protect the melons. As the melons mature, cut back watering further to increase sugar content.