• 88 days.
• Higher than average sugar content, extra-sweet flavor your customers will come back for again and again.
• Nearly round fruits average 4-4.5 lbs, 6.5" x 6", with heavy netting and no sutures.
• Thick, sweet salmon flesh; small seed cavity and very tight seed mass.
• Tolerant DM, PM.
• Fresh Mkt, Short distance shipping.

• 72 days.
• Athena type with slightly larger fruit, 6-7 lb and 6.5" x 7".
• Habit is more compact with smaller footprint.
• Very sweet flesh is smooth, creamy and aromatic with a hint of honey.
• Thick flesh, strong texture, good shelf life on farm stand or in regional shipping.
• Rind is well netted, slightly sutured.
• Got high marks for yield and quality in Eastern and Midwest trials.
• Resistant FW0-2 PM1.
• Fresh Mkt, Regional Shipping, Garden Plant Sales.

• 75 days.
• Early maturing eastern muskmelon particularly suited to SE, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic mkts.
• Course netting, small cavity, very firm flesh (5-6 lbs.) Resistant FW1·2, PM.
• Tolerant Sul.
• Fresh Mkt, Shipping.

• 70-80 days.
• Uniform extra large 7-9 lb melons with full netting & shallow rind.
• Classy Eastern type; blocky oval fruit with large, dry, open cavity.
• Deep orange, very sweet full-flavored flesh is medium firm.
• Brix ratings at trials have been mostly 11-12, occasionally 13.
• Especially notable for such early maturity.
• Resistant FW0·1·2, PM1.
• Tolerant PM2.
• Fresh Mkt, Short Distance Shipping.

• 82 days.
• Pale orange flesh is thick, firm and juicy with a sweet musky flavor.
• Fruits measure 7" x 6", slightly oval, thick rinded and weigh 4-4.5 lbs.
• Heavily netted and distinctly ribbed.
• High yields and excellent quality.
• Tolerant PM. Fresh Mkt, Shipping

• 80-85 days.
• 6-9 lbs; Oval Super Star type melons, measure 9.5" x 7" with strong sutures like classical muskmelons.
• Tight cavity, firm flesh and good sugar for excellent eating quality.
• Strong vigorous vines and double disease package provide high yield potential.
• Firm melons and firm internal flesh.
• Good shipper with lasting quality.
• Well adapted to outdoor  production.
• Resistant FW0-2, PM.
• Fresh Mkt, Roadside, Shipping.

• 75 days.
• 5-6 lbs.
• 14% Brix rating. Big round-oval melon, good shelf life rating, great taste.
• Heavily netted, lightly sutured, refined Eastern type interior with small, tight cavity and thick flesh, deep orange to rind at maturity.
• High disease rating can enable consistent high yield potential.
• Worth testing as Athena type.
• Resistant FW0-2, PM1·2.
• Fresh Mkt, Roadside, Regional Shipping.

• 75 days.
• Extra large 10-15 lb fruit are sweet and quite early for such jumbo size.
• Extra large oval melon with heavy netting, distinct green sutures, and interior cavity that is small in proportion to fruit diameter.
• Flesh is very sweet at avg 16% Brix, with the excellent, slightly musky flavor of classic Eastern type.
• Yield avg 3-4 fruit per plant.
• Can produce giant 20-30 lb show melons if all but the first few fruits are removed at young stage and if given extra deep soil with rich nutrition.
• Tolerant PM2, WMV.
• Fresh Mkt.

• 68 days.
• Wow!
• Early eastern melon with excellent performance & quality for the extra-early mkt.
• 6.5" fruit.
• Avg wt 5-6 lbs.
• Good sugar at 11% Brix.
• Oval, heavy net, unsutured. Tolerant FW0-2, PM1·2.

• 68-72 days.
• 4-5 lb. 6" globe shape.
• An improved Earliqueen type, matures a week earlier.
• Thick, sweet orange fleshed muskmelons.
• Rinds with heavy netting and distinct sutures.
• Uniform and productive, with better taste and stronger disease package.
• Resistant PM.
• Tolerant FW.
• Fresh Mkt, Roadside, Garden. 

• 75 day, mid-season maturity.
• Average weight 4 lb.
• Bred especially for long shelf life (LSL) great flavor and fruit  quality.
• Strong vines, high yield potential, uniform size and shape.
• Was rated in 2012 by a third-party sensory analysis panel as higher in flavor and quality attributes than the leading competition.
• Round oval melons, very light suture, fully netted, with firm deep orange flesh.
• High % size 9 fruit.
• High Resistance PM2, FW0-2.
• Fresh Mkt, Shipping.

• 96%  germination 11/18 (only for 2429U Minerva F1)
• 55,000 seed available (only for 2429U Minerva F1)
• 78 days.
• 6-7 lb. 7" x 7.5". Recommended where early size, sugar and holding ability are wanted.
• Athena type Eastern melon, from same breeding but slightly larger, with higher resistance level.
• Fruit is oval to flat oval and lightly but distinctly sutured, with coarse open netting overall.
• Flesh is thick with outstanding firmness.
• Vine is vigorous.
• Largest sizes have reached 10 lb. under best conditions.
• Well proven and widely adapted in University trials, especially U of F 2000, where Minerva demonstrated higher yield, with same fruit set but 8.3 lb. avg. weight vs. Athena's 5-6 lb. Minerva performs well and maintains quality under wet field conditions.
• Firm flesh allows harvest at tan stage and full slip; green harvesting such as for softer varieties is not needed.
•  Resistant FW0-2, PM1.
• Tolerant PM2.
• Fresh Mkt, Shipping.

• 74 days.
• 5-7 lb.
• Performed well in trials all across NE & SE.
• Eastern shipper type with outstanding eating quality, consistently firm orange flesh and lightly sutured rind with medium netting.
• Slightly earlier and somewhat larger melon than Athena, with good shipping and holding ability.
• Resistant PM1·2, FW0-2.

• 80-85 days.
• Classic Eastern type with very large fruit.
• Oregon trial averaged 8"x 7" fruit weighing 8-10 lb.
• More ideal locations using intensive cultivation practice reported an avg range of 13-17 lb.
• Distinct greentinted sutures and heavy, ropey tan netting.
• Best harvested when rind has turned yellow but suture is still green.
• Dense foliage provides good fruit protection.
• Medium orange flesh is flavorful and slightly musky.
• Earliness and fruit set are very good for such a large melon.
• Tolerant PM2, WMV.
• Fresh Mkt, Roadside

• 75 days.
• Average weight 6 -8 l b, reaching 15 lb under intensive cultivation.
• A very large Eastern Shipper (Athena) type, excellent for roadside and mid-range shipping applications, with good holding ability.
• 12% Brix, lightly sutured, medium netted.
• Great eating quality, very sweet and firm.
• Resistant FW0-2. PM1·2.
• Fresh Mkt,  Regional Shipping.

• 79 days.
• Early, large, dark orange flesh.
• Almost sutureless fruit are heavily netted, with a small, dry seed cavity.
• The colorful flesh is very thick, sweet and flavorful.
• Fruits average 5-7 lbs. each, 7" x 7.5".
• Tolerant PM1·2, Sul.
• Fresh Mkt, Shipping.

• 70 days.
• Early & sweet.
• Avg Brix reported at 15.5%, near the top for melons.
• Soft, creamy flesh is white but may show some green near rind at early picking, or rose tinted at center at later picking.
• Netting is a delicate tracery over green to orange rind.
• Specialty markets will ask for more.

• 85-90 days.
• 6.5" round melons with smooth creamy rind and sweet orange flesh and a green band near rind.
• Avg wt 4.5 lbs.
• Excellent eating quality, high novelty appeal for cut melon mkts.
• Resistant FW2.

• Mid Season orange fleshed Honeydew.
• Large round fruit with smooth creamy white rind.
• Flesh is dense and firm with moderately closed cavity, high brix and delicious flavor undertones.
• Excellent holding ability under long shipping.
• Resistant PRSV.
• Tolerant PM. Fresh Mkt, Shipping, Cut Melon Sales.

• 90 days.
• 4-6 lbs.
• Grows well through cool periods and transitions smoothly to warm seasons, providing potential for high yield, low stress, and cropping versatility.
• Large smooth round-oval melons with creamy white rind, light green flesh, medium closed cavity for high weight.
• Maturity is early-main season.
• Resistant FW 2, Tolerant PM1,2.

• 75 days.
• Early honeydew type especially suited to most northern areas.
• Fruits average 5.5", weigh 1.5-3 lbs. with smooth skin turning green-gold at maturity.
• Thick, pale green, sweet flesh.
• Vigorous vines.
• Resistant FW2. Fresh Mkt, Shipping short distance.

• 78 days.
• Best disease package to date in an early Honeydew.
• High quality and uniform.
• Large 5.5 lb melons with thick, medium firm, very sweet flesh.
• Creamy white skin, small neat seed cavity & high 11-13% Brix rating.
• Excellent potential for high yield due to quick maturity and disease package.
• Several growers we've spoken to have praised its performance.
• Resistant FW1-2.
• Medium Resistant PM, strong against sulphur.
• Fresh Mkt, Roadside, UPick.

• OP. 85 days.
• Good quality at economical prices.
• Green flesh is sweet and firm.
• Smooth, pale green rind.
• Good shipper; has been grown by some large professional growers.
• Tolerant FW, Sul.

Ananas melons produce light netting over an orange colored rind.

Most have firm, yellowish ivory flesh but some are orange-fleshed.

Its name means pineapple because of its unique pineapple-like scent. These melons usually have short shelf life. They are not suitable for long distance shipping but perfect and highly sought after in fresh markets

Canary melons are oblong with bright yellow rinds, slightly larger than cantaloupes or honeydews. They have a strong, pleasant aroma and sweet, off-white flesh that is very good mixed into a fruit salad.

• 60-70 days.
• Bright yellow rind, pale ivory-green flesh.
• Early maturity.
• Tropical taste preferred by many; mild, sweet and aromatic with no musky aftertaste.
• Tolerant FW1·2, Gummy Stem Blight, ALB.

Charantais melons are French cousins to American muskmelons. They are very sweet, typically grow only to the size of a softball and are suitable for vertical growing on a trellis.

• 77-82 days.
• Round to slightly oblate, dark orange flesh, 3-4 lbs with butterscotch flavor & high Brix.
• Lightly sutured & netted, this unusual Eastern shipper has a strong, sweet taste.
• Fruit are firm with good shelf life.
• Strong disease tolerance makes this melon ideal for east coast production.
• Tolerant FW0-2, PM2.

Christmas melons have a longer than average shelf life and are characterized by an elongated shape and splotchy yellow and green rind.

• 75-80 days from sowing, 70 days from transplant. 
• "Christmas Melon".
• Special traditional type that harvests well late season.
• Smooth oval 2-4 lb melons, avg size 7" x 5".
• Thin rind mottled green on yellow. Flesh is ivorywhite, sweet, aromatic, juicy, avg 14-16% Brix.
• Stores well, maybe til Christmas if you get the timing right.
• Resistant FW1, Tolerant FW2.

Crenshaw melons are elongated, rich yellow sometimes

streaked with light green, appearing slightly wrinkled at the

stem ends. The flesh inside is aromatic salmon orange with

a delicious lightly spicy sweetness.

• 80-85 d ays.
• Great Crenshaw taste, with super high 15-16% Brix rating.
• Large long oval 8-10 lb melons with light orange flesh and light smooth, light pale yellow rind.
• This one should sell well when folks see this hard-to-find favorite back on your shelf again.
• Avg yield 3-4 fruits per plant in trials.
• Tolerant PM1·2, WMV, PMV.
• Roadside, Fresh Mkt, Regional Grocer.

Galia melons are similar to cantaloupes in outward appearance but slightly larger. Inside, the flesh is yellow-green and is reported as exceptionally  juicy.

• 75 days.
• Globe shaped, 5-6 lb melons with no suture and fine netting. Thick, aromatic pale green flesh is very sweet and flavorful.
• Fruit remains on vine, so it can be harvested with the stem to avoid blossom-scar infection.
• Replaces Passport. Tolerant PM.

• 80 days.
• Early.
• A personal handsized cantaloupe with round, 3½-5" fruit.
• Stem slips at full maturity. Eastern shipper type, sutureless, with light netting and tan color at maturity.
• Flesh is deep orange, very highly flavored, sweet & aromatic, and very firm with tight closed cavity.
• Resistant FW0·2, PM1·2.
• Fresh Mkt, Regional Grocery, Shipping, Specialty, Restaurant.

• 81 days.
• Superb unique disease package promotes development of super-high sweetness.
• Small 2 lb. melons pack a big taste, with full-flavored 14% Brix rating.
• Round & fully netted.
• Deep orange flesh, long shelf life, a musthave for the personal hand melon market.
• The flavor will appeal to any  market.
• Resistant PM1·2, FW0·1·2, PRSV, WMV, ZYMV.
• Fresh Mkt, Restaurant, Local shipping.

• 75-80 days.
• Perhaps the ultimate gourmet personal sized melon with deep orange flesh offset with green outer ring.
• Flavor is delicious, unique and sweet, resulting from its charantais and ananas  parentage.
• Easy to grow, very vigorous and productive ripening over an extended harvest period.
• Above average shelf life.
• Offer customers halves at your market stand as a snack with a scoop of sherbet.
• Tolerant ALB, FW1·2, PM1.
• Fresh Mkt.

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