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Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original)
$7.75 $5.95
Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) is one of our most popular varieties! One of our most popular varieties with one of the best-tasting melons!
Size: 1/32 oz or 30 seeds per packet
SKU: 0100
Categories: Cantaloupe, Vegetable Seeds
Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) is an open-pollinated heirloom melon. Matures in 90-95 days. One of our most popular varieties with one of the best-tasting melons! Israeli (Old Original) Cantaloupe produces 7-8 lb oval muskmelon with a unique flavor and aromatic creamy white flesh that is fragrant and delicious with a slight taste of honey. Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) is easily the best-tasting melon there is. It is a premium melon with a high sugar content which is delicious. Israel (Old Original) Melon is one of the sweetest melons and is popular among home gardeners and specialty growers alike because of its distinctive flavor. aromatic creamy white flesh that is fragrant and delicious with a slight taste of honey. One of the sweetest melons with a distinctive flavor. Delicious and aromatic creamy white flesh! Yellow-orange rind, no ribs or sutures and sparse netting. Does not hold up for shipping. People who want a first-class melon with a high sugar content that’s about the most delicious melon they’ll ever eat in their life will have to grow an Israeli melon. (They) are one of the highest in sugar content and are popular among home gardeners and specialty growers because of their flavor. The botanical name is Cucumis melo. Approximately 800 seeds per ounce or 12,800 seeds per pound.
Each Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) seed packet contains approximately 24 seeds. Available from SeedGro, an American brand offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open-pollinated, hybrid, and heirloom seeds.
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How to grow Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe?
Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe plants have sparse leaves and need a lot of sunshine and heat to mature their fruit. Their roots are delicate and require high nutrition and lots of water. For all that effort, you’ll be rewarded by the ripest, sweetest Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe you’ve ever tasted. Read the below guide 'How to Grow Cantaloupe"
Timing
It is essential to start Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe seeds indoors or in a greenhouse mid to late April. Transplant at the end of May or first week of June, when the plants are 5 weeks old. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 20-25°C (68-77°F). Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe seeds should sprout in 5-10 days.
Starting
Sow Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe seeds ½” deep. Set transplants 24-36″ apart in rows 5-6′ apart.
Growing
Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8. Choose a warm, well-drained soil. Add dolomite lime and compost or well-rotted manure to the bed and ½-1 cup of complete organic fertilizer beneath each transplant. Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe melons need really warm growing conditions. Use black plastic mulch, cloches, or floating row covers. Success may improve in raised beds. Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe plants require 8-10 weeks of good, hot growing weather from the middle of June to the end of August. During that time, a melon vine must grow 5-9 leaves before starting to flower, then set 4 or more male flowers before making its first female flower, and then ripen its fruit before cool, damp weather sets in. Melons do not ripen off the vine. During the entire growing season, make sure to provide ample water.
Harvest
Fruit will ripen in late August to early September. Ripe Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupe will easily detach from the vine when light finger pressure is applied to the stem.
Seed Info
In ideal conditions at least 60% of Israeli Cantaloupe (Old Original) Cantaloupeseeds will germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years. Per 100′ row: 60 seeds, per acre: 5.2M seeds.
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