Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Melon
Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Melon
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Ships from St. Clair, MI, shipping is the maker's own rate, shown at checkout.
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Rocky Ford Cantaloupe is a green-fleshed heirloom melon with mellow, spiced sweetness. Its flavor carries notes of clove and other warming spices, and its thin skin makes it a rarity in stores but a longtime gardener's favorite. Vines bear 4 to 5 fruits each, with melons weighing around 2 to 3 pounds.
At a glance
- Variety: Rocky Ford Cantaloupe
- Type: Heirloom, open-pollinated, non-GMO
- Flesh: Green, sweet and spiced
- Fruit size: 2 to 3 pounds
- Yield: 4 to 5 fruits per vine
- Sun: Full sun
Best for
- Fresh eating
- Fruit salads
- Home gardens where store melons fall short
- Warm-season growing
- Gardeners after old-fashioned melon flavor
How to grow
Start seeds indoors a few weeks before your last frost or direct sow once soil is warm, in full sun. Give melons rich soil, room to vine, and steady moisture. Harvest when fruits slip easily from the vine and the aroma turns sweet.
Flavor profile
Mellow and sweet with distinctive notes of clove and warming spice, richer than typical market cantaloupe.
About MIgardener
MIgardener is a Michigan-based company known for affordable heirloom seeds that help home gardeners grow more food from every packet.
- Packed and shipped by the maker, never a warehouse
- Mix any makers in one cart, one checkout, no account
- Perishables go out Monday to Wednesday in insulated packaging
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- St. Clair, Michigan
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