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'Mango Melon' Melons

Sub-Category:	Other

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Asian pickling melon. Vines bear 3-inch, peach-sized, white-fleshed, bland fruit with yellow rind. Used for making pickles, pies and preserves. Also known as 'Vine Peach'.
Days To Maturity:	NA
Seed Sources:	Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011

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Overall: (1.0 Stars) Taste: (1.0 Stars) Yield: (2.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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Reviewed on 08/31/2006 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
There may be a use for this melon, but I have never found it. My mother use to grow them to make preserves, but even the preserves were not very good. I would have to be starving to eat one from the vine.

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