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'Tekos' Melons

Sub-Category:	Muskmelon/Cantaloupe

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Early hybrid cantaloupe. Vines bear 3- to 4-pound, round, distinctly sutured fruit with salmon flesh. Tolerant to Downy and Powdery Mildew.
Days To Maturity:	75-80
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Rating Summary

Overall: (2.0 Stars) Taste: (3.0 Stars) Yield: (2.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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

Reviewed on 11/17/2006 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
This cultivar performed poorly this year. I will give it a second trial, but I don't have high expectations. The vines succumbed very early. It was a rough year for cantaloupes but others performed.

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