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110 days. The Crenshaw melon is a hybrid cross between the cantaloupe and casaba melons. The Crenshaw melon is sweet in flavor and has a yellow-green appearance. This melon is softer than many other types, and weighs around six pounds. 6 to 10 pound fruit ripens to yellow outside with thick, salmon colored flesh. An excellent source of Vitamin C. Approx. 750 seeds/oz.
Growing Crenshaw Melon Garden Seeds
- Latin Name: Cucumis melo
- Other Names:
- Days to Maturity: 110 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3-9
- Planting Depth: 1"
- Plant Spacing: 4-6"
- Row Spacing: 30"
- Growth Habit: Vine
- Soil Preference: Moist and well drained, temp of 55 to 65 F, pH 6 to 7
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full Sun
- Diseases/pests: Susceptible to corn wireworms, cutworms, and fungal diseases Light and dark yellow-green
- Flavor:Sweet
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Seeds Per Package:
- 3 g - Approximately 75 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 750 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 3,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 12,000 Seeds
- 5 lb - Approximately 60,000 Seeds
The Crenshaw melon seeds will need full sun to thrive, and can be planted indoors and transplanted outside after six weeks. Alternatively, the seeds can be directly planted outside two weeks after the last frost in the spring. The seeds should be sown one inch deep, four to six feet apart, in loose soil. While growing, the melons will need regular and even growing. When the melons have reached their full size, watering should be stopped while the melons mature. After about one hundred and ten days, the melons will be ripe and should easily slide off the vine.
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