Melon, Pride of Wisconsin

Refreshingly sweet and juicy cantaloupe-type melon with a musky, fruity aroma. Flesh slices like butter, soft enough for easy spoon eating and firm enough to slice for salad. Medium-sized melons have a small seed cavity which means more flesh! Ripens apricot orange with netting on the rind. Good resistance to Downy Mildew. This melon was created by a cross of two of the most popular melons during the 1920’s and 1930’s in the upper Midwest.

• Start seeds indoors in small biodegradable pots 5/1
• Melon seedlings are sensitive to damping off fungus so keep seeds on the drier side and use a fan (set to low) to provide air circulation
• Days to germination: 4-5. Once 2 leaves appear, grow plants at 72°. Do not let plant become pot-bound in their pots.
• Transplant them outdoors, pot & all, around 6/1
• Or, direct sow seeds outdoors (1/2” deep) around 6/1, keeping seeds moist until germination.
• 90 day until maturity, when melons turn from green to orange and are easily removed from the plant.

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