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Cantaloupe Melon 'Banana'

Cantaloupe Melon 'Banana'

Product number: 202015
Origin: Middle East, Southwest Asia
Latin: Cucumis melo

This Cantaloupe melon has become a historical rarity. Its resemblance to a banana is striking! The first records of this beautiful variety date back to around 1880, and it was very popular in the US for decades. In Northern Europe, 'Banana' can be grown well under glass. Enjoy the beautiful, 40-60 cm long and 10 cm thick fruits (over 2 kg). When fully ripe, the fruits are yellow, slightly ribbed and netted, and have salmon-pink flesh. The growing time is 90-100 days after sowing.

Cantaloupe or Netted melon (Reticulatus group) Vining, with musk aroma and scent, lobed and (often) heart-shaped leaves. The flesh is orange or green, and the skin is always netted. Cantaloupe (Dutch: Kanteloep) is the French spelling for the Italian Cantaluppi, the estate of the popes, where in the early Middle Ages, melons from the then accessible world were collected and cultivated.

Names:
Latin: Cucumis melo
Dutch: Kanteloep
Also: Netmeloen
English: Melon

Sowing method: For heated greenhouses, sow from late January and transplant in early March. For cold greenhouses: sow from late March, transplant in early May. Planting distance 150x50 cm. The plants can creep or climb along strings.

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