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True Cantaloupe Melon 'Kroumir' / 'Obus'

True Cantaloupe Melon 'Kroumir' / 'Obus'

Product number: 202245
Origin: Mediterranean region
Latin: Cucumis melo

This heirloom variety produces a good number of round fruits, 10 cm in diameter and 20 cm long, over a long period. The orange flesh has a fine, fresh sweet taste. The fruits are deeply ribbed, sometimes slightly bumpy. The vigorous growth of the plants is striking!

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

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

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

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