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Melon 'Piel De Sapo'

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Piel de Sapo' was originally grown in Spain. The fruit average 1.5 kg and have a mottled, greenish-yellow skin with very sweet, aromatic white flesh. It stores well for weeks in the pantry. Days to harvest: 110.

Product: Melon 'Piel De Sapo'

Product type: SEED (35)

Botanical name: Cucumis melo

Syn.: Syn. Christmas Melon

Syn. Christmas Melon; 'Piel de Sapo' was originally grown in Spain. Fruit average 1.5kg, have a mottled, greenish-yellow skin with very sweet, aromatic white flesh. 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

Harvest: 110 days: harvest when the melon turns from green to yellowish-green & slips easily from the stem; store well for weeks in the pantry

35 seeds per packet

Cucumis melo

Syn. Christmas Melon

Warm season annual vine