Cantaloupe – Python F1 Hybrid

Description

80 Days | Western shipper melon, with bright orange sweet flesh. Good sized cantaloupes often have 4″ of flesh between rind and a tight seed cavity and weigh 6-8 Lb. Resistant to PM 1 and 2, Fusarium 0, 1 and 2, Alternaria and Downy Mildew. Slips when fully ripe.

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 melons 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.