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'Minerva' Melons

Sub-Category:	Muskmelon/Cantaloupe

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Description:	Hybrid. Cantaloupe/Muskmelon type fruit. Vines produce 4 to 6 oval shaped fruit weighting 6 to 8 pounds each with slight sutures and a coarse open net on skin and deep salmon interior. Resistant variety. Resistance to Fusarium and Powdery Mildew. About 78 to 80 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity:	78-80
Seed Sources:	Harris Seeds - updated in 2014 Nichols Garden Nursery - updated in 2014 Twilley Seed - updated in 2014 Harris Moran Seeds - updated in 2014 Osbourne Seed Company - updated in 2014

Rating Summary

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

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Reviewed on 10/09/2014 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
An Athena type that is slightly larger. Performed well here with large melons, but flavor was inferior to Athena or Goddess

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