Cantaloupes & Melons

90 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Casaba Golden Beauty Melon. The plant produces good yields of 6 to 8 lb golden cantaloupes with dark green mottling. The melon has white, very sweet flesh. Stores well. It does well in hot, dry climates. Drought Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. An heirloom variety dating back to the 1920s. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 8514. A variety from the USA.

112 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Crenshaw Melon. The plant produces heavy yields of large 6 to 10 lb semi-oval shaped melons that mature to a yellowish green. It has a salmon-pink flesh that has a superb honey sweet flavor. This variety is best grown in warmer regions with dry climates. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Also known as Golden Crenshaw Melon. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5647. A 1929 heirloom variety from the USA.

85 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Hale's Best Jumbo Melon. The plant produces good yields of 3 ½ to 5 lb sweet cantaloupes. The outer skin is tan to beige in color, while its inner flesh is creamy salmon orange and very sweet. One of the finest all around cantaloupes available today. Stores well. This variety tolerates drought well. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A 1920s heirloom variety developed in California, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 53717. A variety from the USA.

110 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Piel de Sapo Melon. The plant produces high yields of 6 to 9 lb melons with green and yellow skin. The flesh is a creamy white with a tint of green and yellow color. It is very aromatic, very sweet, and very juicy. This Ananas melon has a pineapple-like flavor. Stores well. Excellent shipper. Does well in hot and dry climates. Also known as Sharlyn Melon. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 518444. An heirloom variety from Spain.

86 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Planter's Jumbo Melon. The plant produces good yields of giant 4 to 5 lb cantaloupes. The flesh is deep orange, very juicy, and sweet. It does well in drought- and high-rainfall areas. Excellent shipper. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. Developed in 1954 by the South Carolina Agricultural Experimental Station, Clemson, South Carolina, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 74171. Disease Resistant: DM, PM.

90 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Tigger Melon. The plant produces heavy yields of 1 lb melons with yellow with brilliant zigzagging fire red stripes. The melon has ivory-white flesh. It has a rich melon flavor without being overly sweet. Very fragrant. It does well in dry conditions. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from Armenia.

90 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Top Mark Melon. The plant produces good yields of 3 to 4 lb melons. The flesh is very thick, firm, and deep salmon color. It has a small seed cavity. It is one of the two best West Coast cantaloupe varieties. Excellent shipper. Tolerates hot, dry climates. It does well in the southern and southwestern regions of the United States. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. An heirloom variety. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 30032. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: ALS, DM, PM, PRSV, S, WMV.

80 days. Cucumis melo. Open Pollinated. Vine Peach Melon. The plant produces high yields of baseball sized cantaloupes. The melon has yellow skin and resembles a peach. The flesh is white and has a flavor and texture like a mango. It has a delightful aroma, a couple of vine peaches in a bowl will perfume the room with peaches and mangoes scent. The melons are the same size and color as tree peaches. Vine Peaches make excellent preserves, pies, butter, and pickles. They are grown just like the cantaloupes and muskmelons. Drought Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens. Also known as Mango Melon. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5768. Introduced in the United States in the 1880s. An heirloom variety from China.