Pick Your Savings, $5 Off When You Spend $25 & More + Free Shipping Over $35. View Offers >
Honeydew, Green Flesh Seeds
Cucumis melo
Regular price
$2.49
Regular price
Sale price
$2.49
Unit price
per
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Earn 3 points for this item with our
rewards program.
rewards program.
Product Information
Grow your own juicy, flavorful honeydew melons with our green flesh honeydew seeds.
The thick, lime-green flesh of this smooth-skinned melon is incredibly sweet with a small seed cavity. This high-yielding variety produces fruit 19-23 cm (7-9") long. 12.5-15 cm (5-6") in diameter, weighing 1.5-2.4 kg (3-6 lbs). Stores well.
- SKU: 142224
- Common Name: Honey Dew
- Botanical Name: Cucumis melo
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Good For Pollinators
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
5 - 10 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
Days to
Maturity:
105 - 115 days
Key Features
- Plant Type: Fruit
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Fill Weight (grams): 1.5 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 60-65
- Characteristics: Attracts bees and pollinators
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Flavor: Sweet taste
- Preparation Ideas: Makes a wonderful fresh dessert.
Instructions
-
Growing Instructions:
- Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1")
- Seed Spacing: Sow honeydew seeds roughly 5 cm (2") to butte apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 1.5 m (5') apart.
- Plant Spacing: 60 - 90 cm (24 - 36")
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.
Honeydew seeds can be sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is past. Optimum soil temperature (not air temperature) should be 15-35°C (59-95°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Plant 2-3 seeds in mounds 60-90 cm (24-36") apart. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 2.5 cm (1") of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions.
For an earlier crop, honeydew seeds can be started indoors 4 to 5 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting in their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant and row spacing directions below. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist while they establish themselves in their new environment.
Click here to read more information on planning and planting a garden.
Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- Honeydew is ready to pick when the color of the rind is creamy yellow rather than green, and the rind will become smooth and waxy rather than dusky. When you press the bottom of the fruit, the opposite end where it is attached to the vine, it should feel slightly soft. As well as the leaves near the stem are often yellow when the fruit is ripe.
- Mulch honeydew plants to help retain moisture, regulate temperature, control weeds, and keep fruit clean.
- Do not overwater while fruit is growing. Too much water (or rain) produces bland-tasting fruit.
- Once fruits have formed, raise them off the ground with pots; this increases air circulation and helps with rot and insects.
- Do not prune off leaves or shoots. The leaves produce the sugars which sweeten the fruits.
- Approximately a week before honeydews are ripe, reduce watering as much as possible to concentrate the fruit’s sugars.
- Fruit should be cut from the vine and not pulled. Pulling can result in breaking the vine or pulling the entire plant out of the ground.
You may also like
Join our rewards program today to start saving!
Free Shipping on orders over $50
There are a ton of ways to earn!
