Cantaloupe, Hales Best Organic Seeds

Cucumis melo

$3.49

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Cantaloupe, Hales Best Organic Seeds

Cucumis melo

$3.49

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Product Information

Hales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe is an early producer famous for years in home gardens!

Grows to about six and a half inches in diameter, this melon has thick, sweet, salmon-orange flesh with a rich, aromatic flavor.

It's also high in vitamins A, B, and C.

When harvested fully ripe, Hales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe is packed with essential nutrients and vitamins, making it an ideal way to help meet your daily nutritional needs.

Sku: 1480

Vendor: Ferry-Morse

Common Name: Cantaloupe

Growing Information

Safe
for Bees

Grows
Best In:

Full Sun

Days to
Germination:

7 - 10 Days

Days to
Maturity:

85 Days

Growing Height:

4 - 8"

Water
Needs:

Moist (2 in / week)

Key Features

Characteristics: Attracts Bees and Pollinators

Botanical Name: Cucumis melo

Flavor: Sweet, rich.

Preparation Ideas: Make a cold soup for hot summer days by pureeing the melon, adding juice from 1 lime and a bit of salt.

Plant Type: Fruit

Plant Lifecycle: Annual

Pelleted Seed Count: 30 - 45

Fill Weight (grams): 1.2

Landscape Use: Edible Garden

Growing Season(s): Summer

Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer

Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"

Instructions

Start Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe seeds indoors 4 weeks before transplanting outdoors. CAUTION: Take care not to disturb the roots when transplanting. Or, sow a few seeds over a hill 9"-12" tall and 2' across. When plants are 3" tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Use a balanced fertilizer to increase yield.

Planting Depth: 0.5"

Seed Spacing: Sow Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe seeds roughly 4' apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 4' apart.

Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.

Suggestions

Cantaloupe is ready to harvest when it's golden-beige, it has a distinct aroma, and it slips easily from the vine.