Hackensack

Reticulatus melon. It is fairly sweet, though a little grainy in texture. Eating qualities were probably affected by disease during the 2021 planting at Heritage Farm. This is a small, round melon. It tunrs light yellow when ripe. The fruit are heavily netted and superficially ribbed. They measure 4-6" wide, 3-4" long and 0.5-2 lbs. The plants were moderately vining. The orange flesh is 0.7-0.9" thick and the thin rind is only 0.2" thick. Early maturing, though there was premature ripening due to disease. SSE Accession # 112883