Cantaloupe – Honey Rock

Description

80 Days | This heirloom cantaloupe has distinctive ridges and coarsely netted skin growing 3 Lb. melons per plant with sweet salmon colored flesh. Dating back to the 1920s, the melon is sweet, fine grained with a distinct flavor. Developed here in the Arkansas Valley, this melon doesn’t crack due to its thick salmon flesh.

70-90 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.