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VEGETABLES / MELON
Reticulatus type. Smaller fruit is oblate with a heavily netted/corked skin and intermediate ribbing. Fruit matures to yellow-green and has green striping the length of the fruit. Mature fruit is 3-6" long, 3.75-6" wide, and weighs 1-3 lbs. Orange flesh with a sweet aroma is moderately thick 0.8-1.5" thick and has a thin rind less than 0.5" thick. Fruit is juicy and has a standard musk-melon flavor with a smooth texture. Moderate productivity, early-maturing, and susceptible to anthracnose when grown in 2014 at Heritage Farm. SSE Accession # 113307
SSE Accession: 113307
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Listed In: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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