100 Minnesota MIDGET CANTALOUPE MELON Cucumis Melo Reticulatus Fruit Seeds Flat

Description:
Name: Midget Cantaloupe
Other common names: Minnesota Midget Melon
Scientific name: Cucumis Melo var. Reticulatus
Color: Orange flesh with tan-green-yellow skin and yellow flowers
Plant seeds: Outdoors after frost or indoors weeks before the last frost
Harvest: 65 days
Hardiness zone: Annual
Plant height: 10 – 12 inches
Plant spacing: 2 – 3 plants per hill, 3 – 5 feet apart
Light requirements: Sun
Soil & water preferences: Average
Quantity: 100 seeds
Other: Midget Cantaloupes are both adorable and delicious. These smaller melons grow to about 4 inches, roughly the size of a softball, and weigh between 8-16 oz. They are ideal as a “personal melon” size. The fruit has a high sugar content and is very sweet, with juicy orange flesh beneath thin rinds. These muskmelons grow on compact plants with good disease resistance and sturdy stalks. Their vines reach only 3-4 feet, making them a perfect choice for container gardens. Each plant produces from 6 to 8 melons. The fruit matures more quickly than that of a full-sized cantaloupe, making them suited for northern areas with shorter growing seasons. In moderately warm climates, two crops can be harvested in a season.