Melon ‘Honeydew Green Flesh’ Seeds
Botanical Name: Cucumis melo
‘Honeydew Green Flesh’ bears large, delicious fruit 2.5 – 3kg; with a creamy white skin, emerald green flesh & small seed cavity. It is very sweet & juicy. It can be grown vertically where space is limited but support the fruit with onion bags. Melons require a long, hot growing season.
Plant Type: Warm season annual vine
Plant Height: 45 cm
Sow When:
- Temperate: September – December, after all danger of frost
- Subtropical: July – January
- Tropical: All year round
- Cool: October – December
- Arid: August – January
Germination: 4 – 10 days
Depth: 10 – 20 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow Where: Directly where it is to grow or start early in individual seedling pots
Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 6 – 6.5
Rows: 1.5 m apart
Spacing: 1 m between plants on raised mounds
Details: Pinch out the growth tip to encourage branching; when fruit forms pinch back the vine to 2 leaves beyond the fruit
Harvest: 85 days: harvest when the melon slips easily from the stem
