Cantaloupe Honey Rock Seeds – Heirloom All-America Winner
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-5568-CAN-DT
- Free shipping on orders over $50 (in Canada)
- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Cantaloupe Honey Rock (Cucumis melo) is a famous 1933 All-America Selections winner celebrated for its exceptionally sweet, honey-like flavor and high yields. Producing sturdy, globe-shaped fruits weighing 3 to 4 pounds, it features thick, firm salmon-orange flesh beneath a heavily netted, coarse grey-green to tan rind. Fast-maturing and remarkably vigorous, it bears 5 to 7 high-quality melons per vine, making it a standout heirloom choice for home gardens, fresh summer breakfasts, fruit salads, and market displays.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Cantaloupe Honey Rock (Cucumis melo)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Warm-Season Fruiting Crop (Annual)
- Color: Coarsely netted tan rind with thick, deep salmon-orange interior flesh
- Plant Characteristics: Compact to medium sprawling vines (4–5 ft), round oval fruits (3–4 lbs), firm sweet flesh, small seed cavity, high yield potential
- Suitable Space: Full-sun garden beds, warm raised plots, melon mounds, garden rows
- Season: Warm Season (Late Spring through Late Summer)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Start indoors late April in biodegradable pots (3–4 weeks before last frost); or direct sow outdoors late May to early June once soil temperatures exceed 21°C (70°F).
- Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily)
- Watering Needs: Moderate (requires consistent moisture during vining, fruit set; withhold excess water near harvest to maximize sweetness)
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