Sweet melon from Honfleur
$ 15.00
Rare variety, supposedly extinct, ovoid cantaloupe type with firm orange flesh, sweet and fragrant. Old variety imported in the 17th century in the Pays d’Auge grown on the hills of Honlfeur for export to England and Paris. This melon is quite embroidered with thick skin, it keeps well after harvest and can weigh up to 15kg!
Sowing: March to May or end of May in the ground
15 seeds approximately
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Description
Sweet melon from Honfleur – Heirloom Seeds / Rare seeds
Sowing: March to May or end of May in the ground
Harvest: June to September
Sowing: from April, sow 2 to 3 seeds per bucket, sunk 1-2 cm deep. in a mixture of 3/4 compost – 1/3 compost. Water in fine rain. Place the pots behind a well-lit window or in a greenhouse. The optimum temperature for germination is 20°/25° day and night. Keep moist until ‘when the first leaves appear, keep only the most beautiful melon plant per bucket. After the frosts, transplant the well-developed seedlings to their final place in sunny exposure, 80 cm apart in a mixture of garden soil and compost. Sowing in the ground: directly in place from April in the south. From mid-May in cooler areas, in holes of 40 cm deep in a decomposed manure-soil mixture. Cover with a tunnel at the start of cultivation. Prune the main stem for greater fruiting. Water at least once a week in summer, without wetting the leaves because the melon is sensitive to powdery mildew.
15 seeds approximately
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| Weight | 0.04 lbs |
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