🍈🌿☀️ Melon Oliwine Seeds (Cucumis melo) – 20 Seeds – Sweet, Aromatic, Classic Melon Variety

Description:

🌿 Latin Name: Cucumis melo
🍈 Common Name: Melon Oliwine
📦 Quantity: 20 seeds
🌱 Type: Traditional melon variety prized for its sweet aroma, juicy flesh, and excellent flavor

Melon Oliwine is a beloved heirloom melon known for its fragrant, sweet, and tender flesh. This variety produces medium-sized fruits with a smooth rind and an enticing aroma, making it a favorite for fresh eating and summer enjoyment.

🌞 Sowing Time:

• Indoors: Start seeds 3–4 weeks before last frost

• Outdoors: Sow after last frost when soil temperature is above 18°C (65°F)

• Germination: 7–12 days in warm soil

🪴 Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Depth: 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 inches)

• Spacing: Space plants 60–90 cm (24–36 inches) apart

• Germination Temperature: 22–28°C (72–82°F)

• Light: Full sun (6+ hours daily)

• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist; reduce watering as fruits near maturity to enhance sweetness

🌱 Soil & Conditions:

• Soil Type: Well-draining, fertile loam enriched with organic matter

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.0

• Fertilizer: Balanced fertilizer; additional potassium during fruiting improves flavor and size

• Climate: Prefers warm, sunny conditions; sensitive to frost

🧑🌾 Usage:

• Perfect for fresh eating, fruit salads, and desserts

• Enjoy the sweet, aromatic flesh at peak ripeness for best taste

• Suitable for home gardens and small-scale farming

🌿 Plant Characteristics:

• Fruit Size: Medium-sized, round to oval fruits

• Rind: Smooth, light green to yellowish skin

• Flesh: Sweet, juicy, and aromatic

• Maturity: 75–85 days from sowing

• Growth Habit: Sprawling vine with large leaves

The seeds in the package weigh 2g total which is about 20 seeds.