Cantaloupe – Hearts of Gold

Description

85 Days | This orange fleshed melon first joined our catalog in 1920. 2-3 Lb. melons grow on a prolific blight resistant vine. One of our first “modern” cantaloupes, and finally back in our catalog. Vigorous, prolific plants bear medium-sized, roundish luscious fruits with heavily netted and medium ribbed skin and thin rinds.

80-100 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.