Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe is an OPEN-POLLINATED HEIRLOOM. 110 days. Very attractive golden rind melon. Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe does not sunburn, is very prolific and runs uniform in size. Bright emerald green flesh that ripens near the rind. Not too sweet but a distinct delightful flavor of its own when fully ripe. Pick on full slip (when melon separates easily from the vine). Excellent shipper that keeps well. Approximately 1,200 seeds per ounce or 19,200 seeds per pound.

Each Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe seed packet contains approximately 75 seeds. Available from SeedGro, an American brand offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open-pollinated, hybrid, and heirloom untreated seeds.

Size	1/16 oz

How to grow Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe?

Honeydew Gold Rind 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 Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe you’ve ever tasted. Read the below guide 'How to Grow Cantaloupe"

Timing
It is essential to start Honeydew Gold Rind 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). Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe seeds should sprout in 5-10 days.

Starting
Sow Honeydew Gold Rind 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. Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe need really warm growing conditions. Use black plastic mulch, cloches, or floating row covers. Success may improve in raised beds. Honeydew Gold Rind 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. Honeydew Gold Rind 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 Honeydew Gold Rind Cantaloupe seeds will germinate. Usual seed life: 3 years. Per 100′ row: 60 seeds, per acre: 5.2M seeds.

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