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'Golden Honeymoon' Melons

Sub-Category:	Honeydew

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Honeydew type. vines bear green-fleshed fruit with gold rind.
Days To Maturity:	92
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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Reviewed on 01/16/2014 by Ferdzy - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ontario, Canada Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I grew this at the same time as I grew "Marygold", a very similar looking melon. Yields and growth habit were very similar, but the flavour of this one was not as rich and sweet as Marygold. It may have been better in a better year - 2013 was cool and rainy for us.

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