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'Hollybrook Luscious' Melons

Sub-Category:	Muskmelon/Cantaloupe

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Heirloom muskmelon/canteloupe. Vines bear dark-green, oblong, 8- to 9-inch, 8- to 10-pound, deeply ribbed, partially netted fruit with thick pale-orange flesh. Fragile rind bruises easily.
Days To Maturity:	90-110
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Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 09/05/2007 by Jeanie - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Dane, Wisconsin, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
My second favorite melon this year, right behind Oka. Delicious flavor. Does'nt keep well in the field during wet/humid weather. Not huge, but not real small for heriloom varieties.

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