Early shipper in south and southeast. Fruits 7.5" x 6" (19 x 15 cm.). Delicious, salmon orange color flesh, covered with heavy netting, light rib. Drought resistant. Requires heat and sunshine. Heirloom variety.
Culture: Sow 5 or 6 seeds in a group (hill) 3' (90 cm.) apart, when soil is warm.
Harvest: Once fruit turns light yellow-gold, it is close to ready. When the stem starts to slip from the vine, pick and eat.
Nutrition: Vitamins C and A.
Suggestion: Chill before serving.
- Planting Depth: 1" (2.5 cm.)
- Seeds per Group (Hill): 5-6
- Spacing Between Seeds: 3" (7.5 cm.)
- Spacing of Groups (Hills): 3'-4' (90-120 cm.)
- Days to Germination: 10-20
- Thin to Plants per Group (Hill): 2-3
- Days to Maturity: 83