- Summer vine fruit
- Pale green honey-sweet flesh
- Yellow skin when ripe
Description
'Rockmelon- Ha'Ogen' seeds
Cucumis melo
- Summer vine fruit
- Pale green honey-sweet flesh
- Yellow skin when ripe
A smooth-skinned heirloom variety with fragrant, thick, pale green flesh that has a sweet honey flavour. When ripe, the skin changes from green to pale yellow, is slightly speckled and has green ribs. Fruit can weigh up to 1.5kg and matures in 70-95 days. Bred in Israel it is thought to have originated in Hungary, so is sometimes also called Israel Cantaloupe or Desert Melon. Vigorous vine ideal for growing in cooler regions.
Seeds per gram: 30
Product code: I8-16
Best Months to Sow
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Quick Sowing Guide
Method | Sow direct |
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Sowing Depth | 10mm |
Season | Spring and summer |
Germination | 4-10 days @ 20-32°C |
Hardiness / Life Cycle | Frost tender Annual |
Row Spacing | 120cm |
Plant Spacing | 60cm |
Position | Full sun, moist well drained soil |
Days Until Maturity | 70-95 days |
*Notes: Fruit is ripe when skin turns yellow and stems start turning brown.
How To Grow
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