MELON Arancino

Species: Melon
Latin name: Cucumis Mello L.
Inscription in the European catalog under: Arancino - Rampicante Zuccherino
Other usual name: -
Variety: Arancino
Family: Cucurbitaceous
Origin: India, Africa

The Arancino Melon: Very productive netted melon variety, comes with small fruits 15 to 20 cm in diameter, has an extremely tasty,  bright orange, firm and pulpy, highly fragrant and delicious flesh. Melons are a great source of vitamins. Leaves generally whole and slightly lobed, and they grows vines. Store in a cold and well ventilated place up to 6 or 8 days. The melon is used in dessert, or for snacks.

Seed sowing: March to May
Harvest melons: June to September
Height: Melonplants reache on average 80 cm
Exposure: Sunny

Sowing instructions: Seed sowing directly in place after any danger of frosts, sow 4 to 6 seeds in holes in a depth of 2 to 3cm, the melon prefers a sheltered site and quite sunny in your garden, water the ground even if it rains. Thin out 3 seedlings after seven weeks. It is also possible to cultivate under greenhouse for an earlier harvest. Eliminate the leaves masking the fruits to allow them to mature correctly. The sign of maturity of the melons is easy to check, it stalk must be detached easily from the fruit, if you feel any resistance wait a litte more.

Sowing distance: 30 cm by 1m between the plants
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 20°C to 24°C
Seed germination: 6 to 10 days
Nutritional value: 48 Kcal for 100 gr.

Net weight of seeds: 2 gr. = +/- 70 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.