Melon 'Hearts Of Gold'
Melon 'Hearts Of Gold' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
An heirloom melon dating back to around 1890. It is a beautiful melon with luscious deep-orange golden flesh that is sweet, juicy and aromatic. The rind is thin, heavily netted and medium ribbed. Good sized melons between 900g and 1.3kg in size are produced on prolific, hardy vines. It can be grown vertically where space is limited but support the fruit with onion bags. Melons require a long, hot growing season.
Product: Melon 'Hearts Of Gold'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Cucumis melo
An heirloom melon dating back to around 1890. It is a beautiful melon with luscious deep-orange golden flesh that is sweet, juicy and aromatic. The rind is thin, heavily netted and medium ribbed. Good sized melons between 900g and 1.3kg in size are produced on prolific, hardy vines. It can be grown vertically where space is limited but support the fruit with onion bags. Melons require a long, hot growing season.
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: 70 - 90 days: harvest when the melon slips easily from the stem
seeds per packet
Cucumis melo
Warm season annual vine
Melon 'Hearts Of Gold'
An heirloom melon dating back to around 1890. It is a beautiful melon with luscious deep-orange golden flesh that is sweet, juicy and aromatic. The rind is thin, heavily netted and medium ribbed. Good sized melons between 900g and 1.3kg in size are produced on prolific, hardy vines. It can be grown vertically where space is limited but support the fruit with onion bags. Melons require a long, hot growing season.