La Semence Bio - Canary yellow melon

Description: the Canary melon is oval and bright yellow, from 1.3 to 1.6 kg. Its flesh is firm, of white-cream color, with fine and perfumed gustatory notes. Spanish type.

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Latin name: Cucumis melo L.

Exposure: sunny.

Weight: 1 g

Growing guide

Soil care: soil rich in organic matter.

Sowing: 2 cm deep, in a bucket or directly, in 3-seed stacks at 60 cm between plants and 120 cm between rows.

Emergence: in 7 to 10 days in soil at 25°C.

Watering: regular.

Harvest: to collect when the peccou is detached from the fruit.

Conservation : one week in a cool place.

Origin : the name melon comes from the Greek melo, which means apple. This melon is mainly cultivated in the Iberian Peninsula.

Advice from La Semence Bio® : rotation every 3 years. Add composted manure as an amendment and fertilize with simple fertilizer (castor oil cake, patenkali...)

In the kitchen

Simply eaten sliced or mixed in a fruit salad, this variety of melon will seduce you with its firm and tasty flesh.

Naturally sweet but very low in calories, melon is a source of vitamins and potassium.

The advice and suggestions are given as an indication only and therefore do not include a guarantee of harvest.