100 Minnesota MIDGET CANTALOUPE MELON Cucumis Melo Reticulatus Fruit Seeds
DESCRIPTION: NAME: Midget Cantaloupe OTHER COMMON NAMES: Minnesota Midget Melon SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cucumis Melo var. Reticulatus COLOR: Orange Flesh / Tan-Green-Yellow Skin / Yellow Flowers PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost HARVEST: 65 Days HARDINESS ZONE: Annual PLANT HEIGHT: 10 - 12" PLANT SPACING: 2 - 3 plants per hill, 3 - 5' apart LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 100 Seeds OTHER: Midget Cantaloupes are both adorable & delicious! These smaller melons grow to 4”, or roughly the size of a softball, & weigh between 8–16 oz. They are the perfect “personal melon” size – grab a spoon & dig in! The fruit has a high sugar content & is very sweet. The fragrant melons have juicy orange flesh beneath thin rinds. These muskmelons grow on compact plants with good disease resistance & sturdy stalks. Their vines only reach 3-4’, making them a wonderful choice for container gardens. Each plant produces from