Cantaloupe – Powdery Mildew Resistant #45

Description

85 Days | The variety most used in the Rocky Ford District as it may be vine ripened, picked full slip and stand shipment to distant points. Quality is among the best of the very long distant shippers, but must be vine ripened. Flesh salmon, firm, fine textured and sweet. Our strain produces more uniform melons than what is generally offered as this variety. 5-6 inches, 4-4 1/2 lbs. | Heirloom Cantaloupe

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.