Single-serve melon.
Fruits are small, avg. size between baseball and softball, with a smooth, greenish-white skin, like Sweetie No. 6. The thick orange flesh is rich, sweet, and aromatic. The small seed cavity is just right for a small scoop of ice cream or sherbet. A new opportunity for retail, specialty, and restaurant sales. Harvest at forced slip. Packet: 30 seeds.
Days to Maturity or Bloom: 78
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Melons
CULTURE: Southern exposure and sweet, light, well-drained soil is ideal. Good soil moisture is important in early stages of growth and during pollination when fruits are setting. After this point do not water unless the soil is very dry and leaves begin to show signs of wilting in midday.
TRANSPLANTING: Sow indoors in 2-3" pots or cell-type containers in late April or one month (no sooner!) before transplanting outdoors when the weather is frost-free, warm, and settled. Plant 3 seeds per cell, about 1/4" deep. Keep temperature 80-90°F (27-32°C) until germination. Handle young plants carefully and never let the soil dry out. Grow seedlings at 75°F (24°C). Reduce water and temperature for a week to harden seedlings. After frost, transplant 2-3' apart in rows 6' apart or thin to 1 plant/pot or cell with scissors and transplant 18" apart. Even hardened melon seedlings are tender! Do not disturb roots when transplanting, and water thoroughly.
DIRECT SEEDING: Sow 1-2 weeks after last frost when soil is warm, above 70°F (21°C), 3 seeds every 18", 1/2" deep, thinning to 1 plant/spot.
ROW COVERS: Since melons like consistently warm conditions, plastic mulch and row covers (refer to Index) will make for earlier crops and better yields, especially in the North. Remove covers when plants have female flowers (tiny fruit at base of blossom).
DISEASES: Choose varieties resistant to diseases in your area. "Sudden wilt" is a complex disease and cold weather stress syndrome in late summer when plants have a heavy set of ripening melons, can cause plants to wilt almost overnight. Keep plants healthy with good fertility and irrigation.
INSECT PESTS: Control cucumber beetles by using fabric row covers or with pyrethrin (refer to Index).
RIPENESS: Each variety is a little different and must be learned! Most melon varieties are ready when the gray-green color begins to change to buff-yellow and when a light tug separates the fruit from the vine. Some melon types, like honeydew, charentais, canary, Spanish, and crenshaw are overripe by the time the stem can be tugged from the fruit. These must be cut from the vine.
STORAGE: Store ripe netted melons at near freezing; store other melons at 45-50°F (7-10°C) and 80% humidity 2-4 weeks.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From transplanting; add about 10 days if direct-seeded.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 1,000 seeds/500', 1 oz./560', 1.8 oz./1,000', 13 oz./acre at 3 seeds every 18" in rows 6' apart.
TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 840 plants or 280 pots/oz. at 3 seeds/pot. Avg. 13,500 plants or 4,500 pots/lb.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 16,000-20,000 (avg. 18,000).
PACKET: 30 seeds unless otherwise indicated.
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