Cantaloupe Seeds
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Cantaloupes grow on trailing vines, and belong to the genus Cucumis along with other melons and cucumbers. Named for the Italian papal village, Cantalupo, where they were first cultivated back in the 1700s, cantaloupe probably originated from Persia or Africa, and then spread to Europe. Christopher Columbus brought cantaloupe to the US, although cantaloupe varieties in the US today are different from the European cantaloupe grown in his native country. The European variety’s proper name is Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis, and has a smoother outside with warts, and a grayish green flesh, while the American variety is Cucumis melo var. reticulatus, and has a netted outside with orange flesh, although there are several varieties in different shapes and sizes. Some botanists claim the more accurate name for the American cantaloupe is muskmelon, as, they say it isn’t really a cantaloupe at all! It can get confusing. 🙂 All we know is it’s yummy, and deserves a place in your garden!
Rich in fiber, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium, fibers, and vitamins, A, B and C, this sweet fruit can reduce risk of cancer, improve heart and eye health, and can protect your skin from harmful UV rays. Since it is so high in vitamin C, cantaloupe can help fight infections.
Tasty served alone, cantaloupes can also be mixed into a fruit salad, blended into smoothies and ice-creams, cut with club soda and served as a drink, or made into a refreshing, cool soup. Be sure and wash and scrub the rind of your fruit before cutting, to remove any possible harmful bacteria.
A summer plant, this popular fruit needs warm temperatures to grow, with lots of water, and takes about 90 days to harvest. Plant your St. Clare Heirloom cantaloupe seeds after all danger of frost has passed.
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Cantaloupe – Banana
(Cucumis melo) 80-100 days. This heirloom from the 1800’sproduces long banana shaped melons 16″-24″ long by 4″ diameter. They weigh in around 5-8 lbs each and have sweet spicy flesh.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Casaba Golden Beauty
(Cucumis melo) 104 days. Casaba Golden Beauty Heirloom Melon is an old heirloom that dates back to the 1920’s. It has a tough wrinkled rind that that matures to a golden color.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Crenshaw
(Cucumis melo) 105-115 days. Produces large 8-10 lb. fruits, green skinned, turning to yellow-green at maturity, with a lovely salmon colored flesh. Very vigorous vines. A heat loving melon, best suited to warmer climates.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Hale’s Best Jumbo
(Cucumis melo) 85 days. Great early cantaloupe, with very thick sweet flesh, and a small seed cavity with prolific vines producing large 3-5 lbs. melons. Drought resistant, does well in many growing conditions.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Hearts of Gold
(Cucumis melo) 81-90 days. Hearts Of Gold produces heavily netted fruit with medium ribbing. Flesh is sweet, deep orange, very thick and firm. Vines are vigorous, very productive, and resistant to blight.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Honey Rock
(Cucumis melo) 80-88 days. An old-fashioned favorite, 1933 winner of the All-American Selections Award, holding it’s popularity with gardeners to this day. The Honey Rock Cantaloupe produces 5-7 fruits, 6″ in diameter, weighing 2-3 lbs.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Honeydew Green Flesh
(Cucumis melo) 105-115 days. The high sugar content of this melon makes it ones of the sweetest melons around. Smooth creamy white rind, and lime green interior flesh. Melons grow to 7-9″ long and 5-6″ wide, weighing 3-6 lbs.
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Cantaloupe – Honeydew Orange Flesh
(Cucumis melo) 90-110 days. The Honeydew Orange Flesh has creamy white skin when ripe and thick light orange flesh. Excellent flavor that is between Honeydew and Crenshaw with ripe melons averaging 6.5″ diameter and 5 lbs weight.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Iroquois
(Cucumis melo) 75-90 days. This attractive, early-maturing melon is perfect for market gardeners. Melons grow to 6-7″ in diameter and weigh in at 5-7 lbs. Fusarium Wilt resistant. Does well in Midwestern and northeastern US and eastern Canada.
25 Seeds per pack
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Cantaloupe – Jenny Lind
(Cucumis melo) 70-85 days. The Jenny Lind Cantaloupe is a great old heirloom that is making a comeback by popular demand. Named for the sweet operatic voice of the famous singer, these melons are sure to delight, as well. Vines grow to approx. 5 ft long with numerous 1-3 lb fruits on each. Flesh is limegreen, very sweet, and aromatic. Does well in Northern climates.
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Cantaloupe – Minnesota Midget
(Cucumis melo) 60-75 days. Extra early variety, with compact vines perfectly suited to the small garden, some have even reported them to do well in large containers. Small fruits are approx. 5-6″ in diameter, and weigh 13 oz – 1 ½ lbs.
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Cantaloupe – Rocky Ford
(Cucumis melo) 85 days. The Rocky Ford Heirloom Melon is an heirloom that goes back to 1881. Rocky Ford produces not quite round 2-3lb fruit with deep grained green flesh. Plants are prolific producers, very rust resistant, with good vigor.
25 Seeds per pack
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