Charentais Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) One of the sweetest cantaloupe we have ever grown! Charentais melons have origins from west-central France. This highly aromatic French heirloom has a sweet, fruity flavour, with a very smooth silvery-green rind, and thick flesh. Fairly prolific 2-3ft vines produce 3-4 lb fruits.
77- 85 days to maturity
20 seeds per packet
Planting Instructions: Seed indoors 1/2 inch deep. Line out transplants after risk of frost has passed, spacing 5-6 feet apart. Direct seed in raised hills sowing 5-6 seeds 1/2 inch deep. Soil temperature should be at least 21 degrees C. Space mounds 5-6 feet apart, thinning to 3 plants per mound.
