White Prescott - Melon
This very old "Cantaloup" variety produces fruit weighing from 2.5 to 4 kg. Their dark-green, deeply ribbed and warty skin encloses thick, sweet, juicy, melting orange-red flesh.
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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.
Melons need plenty of light and warmth to ripen before the frosts.
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
mid-season
From 2500 to 5000 g
25 seeds
ribbed
thick
Dark green, Light green
From 20 to 30 cm
runner
France
1809
"Vilmorin-Andrieux "Les Plantes Potagères
This very old variety, originally from France, is mentioned in 1883 in Vilmorin-Andrieux's book "Les Plantes Potagères". It was first mentioned in 1809.
