Melon Minnesota Midget Heirloom

A sweet American Heirloom melon

Minnesota Midget is an American Heirloom cantaloupe melon variety. This early variety of melon has a sweet and juicy orange flesh with full cantaloupe melon flavor, a thick rind and produces good crops under the right conditions. Melons love sandy soil and heat therefore it is best to grow them in a south facing garden and a well draining soil. Amateur Seeds grown and seed saved in Cork, Ireland, not certified for commercial use.

Scientific Name: Cucumis melo

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 21

Germination time in days: 4-10 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 80-90 days

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil requirement: humus, well drained and fertile soil

Sowing and cultivation: Start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost. Sow 1.5 cm deep at 21C soil temperature. Direct sow in a polytunnel after last frost when soil temperature is over 21 °C.