Melon - Jam
Melon - Jam is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
This heirloom vegetable is an ancestor of the watermelon. The dark green, striped fruit has firm white flesh which is not eaten raw but used to make jams, pickles, pies and candied rind. It has a high pectin content so is often mixed with low pectin fruit for jam making. The fruit has a hard skin and stores well. The vines are extremely productive, drought tolerant and hardy.
Product: Melon - Jam
Product type: SEED (20)
Botanical name: Citrullus lanatus
Syn.: Syn. Preserving Melon, Red Seeded Citron
Syn Preserving Melon, Red Seeded Citron; this heirloom vegetable is an ancestor of the watermelon. The dark green, striped fruit has firm white flesh which is not eaten raw but used to make jams, pickles, pies and candied rind. It has a high pectin content so is often mixed with low pectin fruit for jam making. The fruit has a hard skin and stores well. The vines are extremely productive, drought tolerant and hardy.
Plant type: Annual rambling vine
Plant height: 45 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 23 - 35°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: 1.5 - 2 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly where it is to grow
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 6 - 6.5
Rows: 1.5 m apart
Details: Pinch out the growth tip to encourage side-branches
Harvest: 90 - 100 days: harvest when the tendril closest to the fruit stem is dry and brown and the underside of the fruit has changed colour
20 seeds per packet
Citrullus lanatus
Syn. Preserving Melon, Red Seeded Citron
Annual rambling vine
Melon - Jam
This heirloom vegetable is an ancestor of the watermelon. The dark green, striped fruit has firm white flesh which is not eaten raw but used to make jams, pickles, pies and candied rind. It has a high pectin content so is often mixed with low pectin fruit for jam making. The fruit has a hard skin and stores well. The vines are extremely productive, drought tolerant and hardy.