Extra Early Nutmeg - Melon
This very old variety offers musky fruits weighing around 1 kg, slightly flattened and ribbed like acorn squash. Their green flesh with a salmon-colored center is sweet and juicy.
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in the ground, in bucket
Sow in pots at a temperature of between 20 and 25°C, 6 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball, after the last frosts, in planting holes enriched with compost, spaced 1 m apart in all directions. Sowing in the open ground under the same conditions is possible when the soil is well warmed and outside temperatures no longer fall below 15°C.
The melon needs plenty of light and warmth to ripen before frosts. This variety adapts to cool conditions.
March, April, May
April, May
July, August, September, October
in the ground, in the greenhouse
sunny
fort
limestone, humus
reheated, rich, drained, light
Cucumis melo
early
From 500 to 1000 g
25 seeds
round
juicy
Green
From 15 to 20 cm
runner
United States
"Field and Garden Vegetables of America
This very old variety originated in the United States. It dates back to before 1835. In 1863, Fearing Burr, Jr. described "Green Nutmeg" as one of the 12 most suitable varieties for the vegetable garden.
Fearing Burr, Jr.
