Quick Info
April – June
Full sun
1 inch
Rows: 2 feet apart
Hills: 6 inches apart
7 – 10 days
Gourmet Tuscan Melon
Napoli
Napoli
Quick Info
April – June
Full sun
1 inch
Rows: 2 feet apart
Hills: 6 inches apart
7 – 10 days
Seed Count: Approx. 8-9 / Weight: 200 mg / F-1 Hybrid
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Quick Info
April – June
Full sun
1 inch
Rows: 2 feet apart
Hills: 6 inches apart
7 – 10 days
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
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°F (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 water as fruits ripen up.
HARVEST AND USE
Pick when melons are fully colored, heavy and fragrant and “slip” or pull easily from the vines. The melons’ sweet aromatic flesh is delicious sliced and wrapped with prosciutto as a traditional Italian appetizer or enjoy in fruit salads or simply eat for snacks or dessert.
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This melon is a superstar! I grew it last year over a cattle panel trellis. The melons were tied in mesh bags to the panel. It was so easy weaving the vines through the spaces of my trellis. Nothing to trip over. Sweetest and most flavorful fruit upon harvest. This melon is a keeper in my garden!
Napoli Tuscan Melon
July 24th eleven seeds were received and planted into 25-gallon+ pots (experimental and probably would not do it again – only because of the wilting on extremely hot days), watering occurred on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with an occasional spritz in between
July 26th thru 29th seeds germinated (around July 3oth we had 4+ days with temperatures around and exceeding 100 degrees)
July 31st first leaves began to appear
August 17th male flowers began to appear
September 2nd female flowers began to appear flowers are being visited by honey bees with golden wasps also being observed in the area with the temperatures around 100 degrees there is considerable wilting of leaves of the vines during the day with recovery in the evening.
September 16th six melons were forming with the large being 1¼” in length and the other five being about ½” in length
Our earliest frost date is October 16th but usually holds off until late November to early December
We just so enjoy fresh cantaloupe and feel Blessed to have these seeds 😇🙏🙏
this is actually my favorite melon, unfortunately the seeds I received were very low quality. other than that, the variety itself is fantastic. great flavor and very disease resistant
