Matures in 95 Days
6+ foot vines
Resistant to Anthracnose and Fusarium Wilt

Popular melon for home garden or market. Fruits average about 30 lbs., oblong, light gray-green with dark veins.

SOWING:
Sow seed in late spring when soil is warm or start 4–6 weeks earlier indoors. Plant 3 to 5 seeds in a ring about 2 inches across; cover with ½ inch of fine soil. Each ring is called a hill, and hills should be spaced 6–8 feet apart.

THINNING:
When plants are 2 inches tall, thin to 3 plants per hill.

GERMINATION:
Germinates in 7 to 10 days depending on soil and weather conditions.

REMARKS:
Seeds are dark brown. Young vines are heat and moisture lovers and benefit from compost-rich soil. When the fruit becomes the size of a softball, water only when the soil is dry. Withholding water about a week before harvest will concentrate the sugars and produce sweeter flesh.