Prescott Fond Blanc Melon is a French heirloom variety with the most fragrant aroma and an uneven outer shell similar to a squash. The flesh is juicy and sweet and its color is salmon orange. This variety likes a hot and dry growing season and is best when picked slightly green and ripened indoors. In Ireland it is best to start it early in the season and leave it in the hottest part of the polytunnel or greenhouse.
Scientific Name: cucumis melo
Plant Life Cycle: annual
Optimal Germination Temperature: 21C
Germination time in days: 4-10 days
Indicative Days to maturity: 85-110 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 21C.
