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Hales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe Seeds
HEIRLOOM. This muskmelon became widely popular because it combined excellent flavor with earliness.
Item Number: 51623A
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1920s overnight muskmelon sensation, owing its popularity to excellent flavor with earliness. Beautifully ribbed oval melon with deep-green skin and golden netting. Firm, salmon-toned flesh is aromatic and sweet. A refreshing breakfast treat and a savory hors d’oeuvre when partnered with prosciutto. Thrives in hot weather. Plant at the base of a trellis so vines can climb.
Key Attributes
Light Requirement
The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full sun
Lifecycle
This refers to whether a plant is an annual, biennial or perennial. Annuals complete their life cycles in one year; biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year; perennials can live for more than two years.
Annual
Sow Method
This refers to whether the seed should be sown early indoors and the seedlings transplanted outside later, or if the seed should be sown directly in the garden at the recommended planting time.
Outdoor
Mature Spread
The width of the plant at maturity.
72 in
Days to Maturity
The average number of days from when the plant is actively growing in the garden to the expected time of harvest.
80
Fruit Weight
The average weight of the fruit produced by this product.
4 lb
Mature Height
The typical height of this product at maturity.
18 in
Fruit Size
The average size of the fruit produced by this product.
6 in
Zone
This refers to the USDA hardiness zone assigned to each part of the country, based on the minimum winter temperature that a region typically experiences. Hardiness zone ranges are provided for all perennial plants and you should always choose plants that fall within your range.
1-13
