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'Amish' Melons

Sub-Category:	Muskmelon/Cantaloupe

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Heirloom muskmelon/cantaloupe. Vines bear oval 8- to 9-inch, 4- to 7-pound orange-flesh, thick-rinded fruit.
Days To Maturity:	80-90
Seed Sources:	Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (3.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 07/10/2007 by MAldrich - A novice gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Greenville, South Carolina, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Amish Muskmelon was a delicious and juicy melon with a flesh that was not too mushy. I grew it in clay soil with little effort and it was one of the earliest melons that I ate out of the garden this summer. I would say it riped from being planted in the soil in a little over sixty five days. This melon did not slip when ripe though it did turn a brilliant yellow and begin cracking near the stem. The only down side was the yield. I only had one melon on the plan while other melons have set more. I'm hoping it might set another now that this one is picked.

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