Cantaloupe – Pancho Grande F1 Hybrid

Description

80 Days | Pancho Grande is the biggest cantaloupe in the garden.  This eastern shipper type melon has a lot to brag about.  With a brix rating of 10-12, they have super-sweet flavor.  The oval fruits average 15-20 Lb. each and have medium netting.  Harvest at 3/4 slip when the skins changes from bluish to yellowish/tan and the stem develops a little drying or corking.  If you wait until the melons slips from the vine, it will be over ripe.  Excellent Powdery Mildew and Watermelon Mosaic Virus resistance.

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.