Rind - Green and cream blotched, heavily ribbed Flesh - Orange. Fruit weight - to 2kg.
Ripeness indicator - goes yellow, slips, fragrant
Low yielding. Some trials have low flavour rating.
My Notes:
Even though most reviews give this variety fairly poor taste and productivity reports, this year it excelled in both for me. The taste was amazing and sweet and the plants were very productive. maybe it was the hot, dry weather.
Seeds available from most heirloom seed websites.
Fruit at 65 days from germination
2015/16 season
This year I am growing this melon for seed to sell to seed companies. Planting is a month early this year due to unseasonably warm weather for this time of year.
15/09/15 - Seeds planted
2012 Growing season
3rd Oct: seeds sown
20th Oct: Germinating. germination delayed by cool nights.
