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'Honey Rock' Melons

Sub-Category:	Muskmelon/Cantaloupe

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Muskmelon type. Vines bear deep 5 to 7, 6-inch, salmon-orange-fleshed fruit with coarsely netted gray/green skin.
	AAS Winner in the year 1933
Days To Maturity:	80-83
Seed Sources:	Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011

Rating Summary

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

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Number of Reviews: 1

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Reviewed on 05/05/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
One of the best open pollinated cantaloupes. It does not match up to the good hybrids, but was my favorite in the fifties.

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