NEW for 2010
VG109201 GALIA
Melon Seeds
80-85 days
This sweet, fragrant Middle Eastern melon is the result of a cantaloupe-honeydew melon cross, it looks like a cantaloupe on the outside, a honeydew on the inside, but its light green smooth, aromatic flesh tastes more like a cantaloupe but with its own distinct complex flavor. It is a superb dessert variety, and is perfect for fruit salads, punches and tropical drinks. Fruits average 4-5 pounds.
Price Breaks:
2+ Packets = $1.99
NEW for 2010
VG109204 LAMBKIN HYBRID CHRISTMAS MELON SEEDS
70 days
Lambkin's pure white flesh is of gourmet quality, juicy, sweet and fragrant. Each vigorous vine can spread up to 6 feet across and can produce up to 4-5 2-4 pound melons, with thin green and yellow mottled rinds and small seed cavities. An All America Selections winner.
Price Breaks:
2+ Packets = $3.49
VG120 SNOW MASS HONEYDEW MELON SEEDS90 days
The 6-8 inch oblong, smooth, cream-colored fruits develop a gold-tan patina when ripe. The flavor of the succulent light green, sugary flesh is superb - and is measured at 13-15% brix, among the sweetest of all honeydews. The vines are vigorous and easily provide foliage cover and protection for the heavy set of fruit. For best size and production, Snow Mass is best adapted to areas with hot or long seasons. Packet is 20 seeds.
VG121 FASTBREAK MELON SEEDS65 days
Outstanding perfumed flavor, high yielding, early ripening, disease resistant - this orange fleshed super-sweet cantaloupe has it all. Fruits are coarsely netted and ribbed and average about 4 pounds each. We can't begin to tell you about all the glowing reports we have received about this variety. We urge you to find out for yourself! Highly recommended. Packet is 20 seeds
VG122 GOLDEN BEAUTY SPANISH MELON SEEDS80 days
Large, oblong melons with bright yellow rinds and sweet and juicy, pale green flesh. Packet is 20 seeds
How to Plant MELON Seeds
Start seeds indoors in peat pots or cell packs 3-4 weeks before the last spring frost or (if you live in a long season area) direct seed into the garden after all danger of frost is past. Plant in the hottest part of the garden 2-feet apart in rows 6-8 feet apart. Comments: Using black plastic mulch or draping with floating row cover can give melons the heat they need in marginal growing areas. Most melons will slip easily from the vine when ripe. Smelling the blossom end can also provide an important clue - when ripe there will be an appealing fruity fragrance.