Logo
 Home
Login / Register | My Cart (Your Shopping Cart is Empty)  
Categories
Gift Certificates
Heirloom Gardener Magazine
Order Catalogs
Vegetables A-C
Vegetables D-G
Vegetables H-Q
Vegetables R-Z
Bulk Seed
Flowers A-H
Flowers I-Q
Flowers R-Z
Flower Bulbs
Wild Flowers
Herbs
Books
International Shipping Certificates
Merchandise
Seed Collections
Wholesale Program
My Profile

Melons, Asian

We have heirloom melons that can mature in almost any climate. Try some of these sweet & juicy varieties this year and enjoy a taste trip into your past... enjoy the flavor! Melons need a fertile soil and abundant heat to reach perfection. Sow in place about two weeks after last frost of spring. Plant seed about one inch deep, 12 inches apart, in rows 5 feet apart. Or plant in hills, 4-5 seeds per hill, with hills about 5 feet apart. In short-season climates, grow transplants indoors, starting about 1 week before last frost date and set out about 2-3 weeks after sowing; never let transplants become root-bound in their container. Melons may be trellised, but larger-fruited varieties would need a cloth sling to support each fruit. Dry conditions the last week or two before ripening make melons sweeter; too much moisture makes them bland-tasting and prone to rotting in the field. Judging ripeness varies from one variety to another, and may take a bit of trial and error when harvesting an unfamiliar variety. With some, the fruits "slip," or come free from the stem with little effort. Often a color change takes place; fruits will soften noticeably, or become fragrant.
 
Sort By: View:

20 Item(s) Page 1 of 1 |   1

Afghan Honeydew Melon
Product ID : OML120
Price: $3.00
This delicious melon is grown in the high mountain valleys, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. It measures about 8" long and is football shape, the skin... More

Baghdad Long Melon
Rating:
Product ID : OML123
Price: $3.00
Produces oblong-to-round fruit that are somewhat variable in shape and color. It has creamy, light-colored flesh that is just faintly sweet. From... More

Casaba-Golden Beauty Melon
Casaba-Golden Beauty Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML113
Price: $2.00
110 days. A quality Casaba type. In 1927 Burrell's said it was the finest of Casabas, very sweet white flesh, tough golden rind, and a good keeper,... More

Collective Farm Woman Melon
Collective Farm Woman Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML110
Price: $2.50
This heirloom from the Ukraine was collected in 1993 by Seed Savers Exchange. Very popular on Island of Krim in the Black Sea. Melons ripen to a... More

Early Silver Line Melon
Early Silver Line Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML116
Price: $2.50
Beautiful, oval-shaped, yellow fruit weighing 1-2 lbs. with lovely silver stripes. The white flesh is very crisp and sweet. This is a Korean... More

Golden Sweet Melon
Golden Sweet Melon Product ID : OML101
Price: $2.50
Totally groovy looking with their gorgeous, lemon-colored rinds and small size. The flesh is white, crisp and good. The skin is so thin that many... More

Israel (Ogen) Melon
Israel (Ogen) Melon Product ID : OML111
Price: $2.50
80 days. An excellent tasting early melon from Israel. Flavorful green flesh, good yields, a beautiful melon! Very fragrant. More

Kazakh
Product ID : OML103
Price: $3.00
At last, we once again have a supply of this hard-to-find mini-melon that has a high sugar content and is finely flavored. The one- to two-pound... More

Kin Makuwa Melon
Kin Makuwa Melon Product ID : OML108
Price: $3.50
This rare heirloom has been grown for centuries in northern Japan. The small fruit is beautiful, but the flesh is somewhat bland, more of a... More

Mango Melon (Vine Peach)
Mango Melon (Vine Peach) Rating:
Product ID : OML115
Price: $2.50
The 3" fruit are the size of a peach, with a yellow rind and bland white flesh. This variety was very popular in Victorian times for making sweet... More

Metki Dark Green Serpent Melon
Metki Dark Green Serpent Melon Product ID : OML104
Price: $2.50
An ancient heirloom, introduced from Armenia into Italy as far back as the 1400's. It is a melon, but is used like a cucumber. Picked small(18" or... More

Metki Painted Serpent Melon
Metki Painted Serpent Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML105
Price: $2.50
Very long fruit with dark green and pale green stripes, excellent flavor, a rare Armenian-type cucumber that is actually a melon, very unique and... More

Metki White Serpent Melon
Metki White Serpent Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML106
Price: $2.50
The light green Armenian cucumber that is botanically a melon; sweeter and crisper than regular cukes, pick when under 18" for best taste.... More

Plum Granny (Queen Anne) Melon
Plum Granny (Queen Anne) Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML114
Price: $2.50
75 days. Beautiful, ornamental fruit are yellow with deep orange stripes, and only 2”-3" long! They are grown for their wonderful fragrance! These... More

Sakata's Sweet Melon
Sakata's Sweet Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML102
Price: $2.50
A favorite Asian variety of Dr. Amy Goldman, author of Melons for the Passionate Grower. These small 3"-4" round melons are very sweet with a high... More

Small Persian Melon
Small Persian Melon Product ID : OML112
Price: $2.00
110 days. Rare old-time melon, with a sweet, bright orange flesh and a dark green rind. Distinctive flavor! More

Swan Lake Melon
Swan Lake Melon Product ID : OML124
Price: $2.50
A small and beautiful honeydew type. This variety has superb, sweet melting flesh that ranges in color from white to pale salmon. Attractive fruit... More

Thai Long Muskmelon
Thai Long Muskmelon Product ID : OML109
Price: $3.00
(Tang Thai) Popular in Thailand, it is a medium sized melon that is oblong in shape. The flesh is only slightly sweet. Young fruit are used canned... More

Thai Pai Sai Muskmelon
Thai Pai Sai Muskmelon Rating:
Product ID : OML122
Price: $2.00
A beautiful and unusual melon collected in Thailand. The elongated fruit weigh 4-6 lbs, and are filled with whitish flesh that is bland and very... More

Tigger Melon
Tigger Melon Rating:
Product ID : OML107
Price: $3.50
The most amazing melon we have grown. The fruit are vibrant yellow with brilliant fire-red, zigzag stripes, (a few fruit may be solid yellow),... More

20 Item(s) Page 1 of 1 |   1

My Cart
Your Shopping Cart is Empty
Home | Site Map | Terms and Conditions | Contact Us | How to Enable Cookies | Ordering Info
 
  Powered by Pinnacle Cart - Shopping Cart Software