Sugar Cube Melon (F1 Hybrid 80 Days)

A mini, personal-sized melon, just the right size for one serving. When you grow this little melon, you will be rewarded with intensely sweet, aromatic orange flesh from 2-2 1/2 pounds, 4-5 inch fruits.  Easy to harvest- a light tug will remove the melons from the vine. Sugar Cube Melon is widely adaptable to grow in the north or south, while offering strong disease resistance to Powdery Mildew,  Watermelon Mosaic Virus,  Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus, Papaya Ringspot Virus, and Fusarium Wilt.

10 seeds

PLANTING

Cucumis melo

Germination: 4-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-85ºF

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/2" deep

Sowing Indoors: 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-85ºF soil temperature. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces root damage when transplanting. Transplant after the last frost, 36" apart.

Sowing Outdoors:  Sow after the last frost when the soil temperature is over 70ºF. Sow 2-3 seeds every 36", thin to the strongest seedling. 

How much does a packet plant: 18-20 foot single row, 5-6 hills

Harvest: Look for the following signs, as it does take some practice to tell when they are ready to harvest. The skin tone changes and netting becomes heavy, the ends soften, they will slip from the vines, or a gentle tug will pull it away from the vine, a crack develops around the stem, the closest tendril to the stem dries, and the aroma increases when ripe.

Tips:  Plant melons in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and keep well watered. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed and insect control, and more rapid growth.