Melon Honeydew Green Flesh Seeds

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