melon 'Charentais'
true cantaloupe melon or Cucumis melo 'Charentais'
This famous, popular Cantaloupe melon with 2lb (1kg) fruits bursting with aromatic, thick, extremely sweet, deep orange flesh. 'Charentais' is best grown in a greenhouse although it will produce netted pale greenish yellow fruits in frames or under cloches and is highly recommended for northern parts of the UK.
Growing instructions:
Sow singly into pots, edge down into the compost. Cover with a fine layer of compost and firm gently. Cover pots with glass, polythene or propagator lid. Keep at 20-25°C and keep moist. Remove cover when seedlings appear. At 4-5 leaf stage, place 45cm apart in the greenhouse, training main stems vertically up wires, remove the growing point at approx. 7th leaf stage on in a cold frame, limit growth to the size of frame. Alternatively, space 75cm apart in a warm, sunny sheltered position outside. Once fruiting begins apply a liquid feed once a week.
Eventual height:
0.3m
Eventual spread:
1.2m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
approx 8 seeds
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