Mini Mist Melon
Small, dense and sweet! A hybrid mini Galia melon. The round, dense 1.5 to 2 pound fruit are green fleshed and very sweet. The exterior has fine netting with a green background which turns golden at maturity. A cross between a honeydew and a cantaloupe, a Galia melon’s rind is netted like a cantaloupe, but the smooth lime-green flesh is like a honeydew. Galia melons have a tropical, sweet flavour similar to cantaloupe, with a hint of banana. Tolerant to Powdery Mildew 1 & 2. Matures in 70 days from transplants. Approx. 20 seeds/pkg.
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Growing Information
Planting:
For best results start seed indoors, 4 weeks prior to the last frost. Sow 2-3 seeds 1⁄2 inches deep in 21⁄4 inches Jiffy strips. Provide a warm soil temperature (24-27 degrees C) and even moisture. Leave the 2 best seedlings in each pot. Transplant outdoors after all risk of frost in rows 4-6 feet apart with 36 inches(melons) - 48 inches(watermelon) between jiffy pots.
For direct seeding, wait until all risk of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Sow seed in rows and space properly or sow into mounded 1 foot x 2 foot hills, leaving 2 plants per hill, with hills spaced at 4-6 feet.
Melons require a bright, warm growing season of about 3 months duration. Row covers or black mulch are highly recommended for extending growing season, to ensure maturity and to increase yield.
Growing:
Full sun and sheltered location with soil pH of 6.0-7.0. Melons are moderate feeders which require plenty of compost added to the soil. Regular feedings during the season with a well balanced fertilizer or compost tea are highly beneficial.
Harvest:
Each variety is a little different. Most are ready when the gray-green color begins to change to buff-yellow and when a light tug separates the fruit from the vine.
Pests:
Protect against cucumber beetles with floating row covers applied at transplanting, or with insecticides. Leaf spots and mildew can be controlled using a sulfur or copper fungicide.
Companions:
Corn.