105 days. Sometimes marketed as 'Honeyloupe', this variety produces smooth 5 to 6 pound fruits that are nearly round. Delicious, sweet orange flesh with small seed cavity. Taste is between honeydew and crenshaw. Can be shipped at half to full-slip stage. The non-GMO orange flesh honeydew melon seeds produce smooth, cream colored melons with light orange interiors and a sweet flavor. The honeydew melons are ripe in 105 days and do best in grow zones 4 to 11. Harvesting is an easy process and can be done by hand. Approx. 1,000 seeds / oz.
Growing Orange Flesh Honeydew Melon Garden Seeds
- Latin Name: Cucurbita pepo
- Other Names: honeyloupe
- Days to Maturity: 105 days
- Hardiness Zone: 4-11
- Planting Depth: 1/2"
- Plant Seed Spacing: 12"
- Row Spacing: 12"
- Growth Habit: Vine
- Soil Preference: Moist, 60 degrees
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full Sun
- Diseases/pests: Susceptible to aphids mealybugs. Honeydew is not tolerant of drought, so soil must be kept moist.
- Color:Orange
- Flavor:Sweet
- Seeds Per Package:
- 3 g - Approximately 100 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 1,000 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 4,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 16,000 Seeds
- 5 lb - Approximately 80,000 Seeds
Start by sowing seeds directly outdoors, placing the seeds half an inch deep in moist soil with twelve inches between seeds. The soil should be at least sixty degrees and the crops will need access to full sun. While growing, a trellis may be used if desired. Honeydew is not tolerant of drought, so it is important to keep the soil moist. When melons are ripe, you will be able to easily slide them off the vine.