Hale’s Best Jumbo - Organic Melon Cantaloupe Seeds

SKU: ME101

Open-Pollinated

Certified Organic

Heirloom

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Packet 30 seeds

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Hale’s Best Jumbo came out of the 1920s Arizona melon trade and quickly became a home-garden favorite. Big, heavily netted fruits carry rich orange flesh that resists splitting and transports well from patch to kitchen. Beta-carotene and vitamin C ride along with every juicy slice. Give the vines heat, compost, and even moisture; harvest when the rind nets fully and the stem slips with a gentle twist. If you want an old reliable that fills a family’s fruit bowl with real flavor, Hale’s Best still earns its name a century later.

How to Grow

Direct seed 2 to 3 weeks after average last frost and when daytime soil temperatures are near 70°f. Or, start melon seed indoors 3-4 weeks before your anticipated planting date. Set transplants in the garden 2 to 3 weeks after danger of frost has passed. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 65-85 degrees. A few weeks before transplanting time, harden off plants by exposing them to an increasing number of hours outdoors each day. Delay transplanting until your soil has thoroughly warmed up in the spring.

Growing Specs

Scientific name: cucumis melo
Days to maturity: 68-90
Seed depth: 1/2-1"
Days to sprout: 6-8
Plant spacing: 12-24"
Row spacing: 5-6'
Light requirements: sunny
Plant height: 12-15"
Life cycle: annual
Frost hardy: no

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