Melon 'Piel De Sapo'
Melon 'Piel De Sapo' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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
Melon 'Piel De Sapo'
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.