Melon 'Ein Dor'
Melon 'Ein Dor' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Ein Dor' is a sweet, juicy melon with pale-green, nearly white flesh and a golden, netted skin. The fruit weigh between 1 - 2 kg. It is an Ananas type melon which translates as 'pineapple' as when fully ripe the highly perfumed melons have a tropical aroma. A highly productive melon that requires a long hot season. It can be grown vertically where space is limited but support the fruit with onion bags. Days to harvest: 100; harvest when the melon slips easily from the stem.
Product: Melon 'Ein Dor'
Product type: SEED (25)
Botanical name: Cucumis melo
Ein Dor' is a sweet, juicy melon with pale green, nearly white flesh and a golden, netted skin. The fruit weigh between 1 -2 kg. It is an Ananas type melon which translates as 'pineapple' as when fully ripe the highly perfumed melons have a tropical aroma. A highly productive melon that requires a long hot season. It can be grown vertically where space is limited but support the fruit with onion bags.
Plant type: Warm season annual vine
Plant height: 30 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 27 - 32°C
Temperate: Oct - Nov, after all danger of frost
Subtropical: Sept - Nov after all danger of frost
Tropical: April - July
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 10 - 20 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly where it is to grow or start early in individual seedling pots
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 6 - 6.5
Rows: 1.5 m apart
Details: Pinch out the growth tip to encourage branching; when fruit forms pinch back the vine to 2 leaves beyond the fruit
Harvest: 100 days: harvest when the melon slips easily from the stem
25 seeds per packet
Cucumis melo
Warm season annual vine
Melon 'Ein Dor'
Ein Dor' is a sweet, juicy melon with pale-green, nearly white flesh and a golden, netted skin. The fruit weigh between 1 - 2 kg. It is an Ananas type melon which translates as 'pineapple' as when fully ripe the highly perfumed melons have a tropical aroma. A highly productive melon that requires a long hot season. It can be grown vertically where space is limited but support the fruit with onion bags. Days to harvest: 100; harvest when the melon slips easily from the stem.