Heirloom. Melon ‘Jenny Lind’ is a muskmelon heirloom type from the 1800’s. This melon is a small grey netted fruits with mild sweet cream-green flesh. Named after the Swedish Soprano Johanna “Jenny” Maria Lind, known as the Swedish nightingale..
Scientific Name: Cucumis Melo
Plant Life Cycle: annual
Optimal Germination Temperature: 21C
Germination time in days: 4-10 days
Indicative Days to maturity: 70 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.
