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Heirloom Tuscan Melon

Melone Retato Degli Ortolani

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Heirloom Tuscan Melon

Melone Retato Degli Ortolani

EXCLUSIVE - Heirloom Tuscan melons whose wonderful perfume adds to their meltingly sweet flavor. Deeply lobed, orange-fleshed fruits on very productive vines.
Seed Count: Approx. 47 / Weight: 1 gm
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STARTING SEEDLINGS OUTDOORS

Melons need full sun, rich soil and warm temperatures. Plant only when weather is warm and settled and temperatures stay above 50° (10°C). In rows 4 feet apart, sow groups of 2 to 3 seeds every 2 feet. After germination, thin to the strongest seedling per group, so you end up with one plant every 2 feet. Or make slightly mounded hills, 2 feet in diameter and 5 feet apart, sowing 5 or 6 seeds in each hill. Thin to 3 strongest plants.

TO START EARLY INDOORS

Several weeks before last frost date, sow seeds in individual pots of seed starting mix. Keep warm and moist, and provide a strong light source until weather warms enough to transplant outdoors.

GROWING NOTES

Amend soil well with aged manure or compost. Where summers are short or cool, lay down black plastic to retain heat, and plant into holes made in plastic. Where insects are a problem, cover seedlings with floating row covers to exclude them, removing when plants blossom. Keep young vines well watered and fed, tapering off as fruits ripen up for best sweet flavor.

HARVEST AND USE

Pick melons when they are fully colored, heavy and fragrant and “slip” or pull easily from the vines. These deeply lobed melons with sweet aromatic flesh are delicious freshly picked and sliced, added to fruit salads or wrapped with prosciutto as a traditional Italian appetizer.

Plant In

Location

Planting Depth

Space Seeds

Days To Germinate

Days To Harvest

April – June
Full sun
1 inch
Rows: 2 ft. apart
Hills: 6 in. apart
7 – 10 days
Approx. 85

Plant In

Location

Planting Depth

Space Seeds

Days To Germinate

Days To Harvest

April – June
Full sun
1 inch
Rows: 2 ft. apart
Hills: 6 in. apart
7 – 10 days
Approx. 85

Plant In

April – June

Location

Full sun

Planting Depth

1 inch

Space Seeds

Rows: 2 ft. apart
Hills: 6 in. apart

Days To Germinate

7 – 10 days

Days To Harvest

Approx. 85

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