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True Cantaloupe Melon 'Early Black Rock' / 'Noir des Carmes'

True Cantaloupe Melon 'Early Black Rock' / 'Noir des Carmes'

True Cantaloupe Melon 'Early Black Rock' / 'Noir des Carmes'

Product number: 202050
Origin: Mediterranean Region
Latin: Cucumis melo

A beautiful, very dark green melon that turns yellow-beige when ripe. This old French variety originated around 1750. The medium-sized fruits have light orange flesh, ripen early, and yield several fruits per plant. Enjoy its complex, unique flavor.

True Cantaloup (Cantalupensis group) Very old, beautiful varieties. Typical characteristics include a rough, bumpy, or warty rind. The fruit emits a musky aroma and scent, and the leaves are lobed and (often) heart-shaped. The flesh is orange or green, and the rind is always reticulated. Cantaloup (Dutch: Kanteloep) is the French spelling for the Italian Cantaluppi, the papal estate where melons from the then-accessible world were collected and cultivated in the early Middle Ages.

Names:
Latin: Cucumis melo
Dutch: Echte Cantaloupmeloen
Also known as: Kanteloep
English: Melon

Sowing method: For a heated greenhouse, sow from late January and plant out in early March. For a cold greenhouse: sow from late March, plant out in early May. Planting distance 150x50 cm. The plants can trail or climb along strings.

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