Ferry-Morse Cantaloupe Seeds - Hales Best Organic
- Safe for bees
- Grows best in full sun
- 7-10 days to germination
- 85 days to maturity
Find In StoreHales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe is an early producer famous for years in home gardens! Grows to about six and a half inches in diameter, this melon has thick, sweet, salmon-orange flesh with a rich, aromatic flavor. It's also high in vitamins A, B and C. When harvested fully ripe, Hales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe is packed with essential nutrients and vitamins, making it an ideal way to help meet your daily nutritional needs.
Growing Information- Non Neonic: Safe for Bees
- Grows Best In: Full Sun
- Days to Germination: 7-10 Days
- Days to Maturity: 85 Days
- Growing Height: 4-8"
- Water Needs: Moist (2 in/week)
- Characteristics: Attracts Bees and Pollinators
- Botanical Name: Cucumis melo
- Flavor: Sweet, Rich
- Preparation Ideas: Make a cold soup for hot summer days by pureeing the melon, adding juice from 1 lime and a bit of salt
- Plant Type: Fruit
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Pelleted Seed Count: 30-45
- Fill Weight: 1.2 gram
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growing Seasons: Summer
- Harvest/Bloom Seasons: Summer
Start Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe seeds indoors 4 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Caution: Take care not to disturb the roots when transplanting. Or sow a few seeds over a hill 9"-12" tall and 2' across. When plants are 3" tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Use a balanced fertilizer to increase yield.
- Planting Depth: 0.5"
- Seed Spacing: Sow Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe seeds roughly 4' apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 4' apart
Cantaloupe is ready to harvest when it's golden-beige, it has a distinct aroma and it slips easily from the vine.
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