The delicious fruit from this warm weather crop grows to be 12.5 x 15 cm (5 x 6"). It is a delicious addition to your summer garden! Latin Name: Cucumis melo Seed Type: Heirloom Online Code: 101114 Product Weight: 2 grams / approximately 75-85 seeds Plant Type: Vegetable Flavor: Creamy texture Days to Harvest: 95 to 105 days Days to Seed Germination: 5 to 10 days Seed Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1") Row Spacing: 1.5 m (5') Plant Spacing: 3 per hill Planting Instructions: Sow seed direct into the garden after danger of frost has passed. For an earlier crop, start indoors 4-5 weeks before the last frost. Does best in fertile, light, sandy soil. How To Grow: Cantaloupe Delicious Suggestions: Fruit is ripe when the melon easily slips from the stem. Preparation Ideas: To determine if a cantaloupe is ready to eat, sniff the blossom end (opposite of the stem end). It should smell sweet like cantalouple. Remove peel, and eat fresh or make melon balls to add to fruit salad.
