Cantaloupe, Amish

Sun Exposure: full sunLevel of Care: easy

Heirloom from the Amish community. Enjoyed by many Seed Savers Exchange members for years. Oval fruits are 8-9" long and weigh 4-7 pounds. Sweet orange flesh is very juicy and has full muskmelon flavor, rather thick rind. Produces under almost any conditions. 80-90 days. Seed Saving Instructions: Cantaloupes will cross-pollinate, so isolate 1/4 mile from other "melons" (cataloupes, muskmelons, honeydew, snake melon, and American cucumbers will all cross). Always save seeds from disease-free, early ripening melons. Wash seeds from ripe melons in a strainer and dry on a paper plate. Seeds are ready to store when they break instead of bend. Photo courtesy of Seed Savers Exchange, David Cavagnaro.