Description
Botanical Name: Cucumis melo
approx 20 seeds
These small softball sized round melons from Japan are very sweet with a high sugar content. Oriental varieties open a whole new dimension to melons as they are amazingly different with their crisp, crunchy texture and edible skins. Perfect for fruit salads or eaten like an apple.
| How To Grow |
Press two seeds in clumps into damp soil, spaced 50cm (20in) between rows and clumps. Seedlings emerge in 7-14 days. |
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| When To Plant | Spring to Summer, Autumn too in tropical regions. |
| Sow | Spring, Summer |
| Soil Type | well drained, sunny position |
| Important Note | These seeds are treated with a fungicide (Thiram or Apron XL), do not eat the seeds or feed them to animals. Fungicide treatment is an AQIS requirement for certain varieties of seeds. It does not affect your crops or harm insects such as bees. |
| When | Spring to Summer, Autumn too in tropical regions. |
| Where | Direct into warm soil approx. 20ºC in full sun, or in punnets for early sowing. Can be grown on a trellis to save garden space. |
| How Sow | Press two seeds in clumps into damp soil, spaced 50cm (20in) between rows and clumps. Seedlings emerge in 7-14 days. |
| Care | When young plants have 5-6 leaves pinch out growing tips to encourage growth of flowering shoots. Keep soil well-watered and mulched. |
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