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Organic 'Blacktail Mountain' Melon

Name: Organic 'Blacktail Mountain' Melon
Brand: Les jardins de l'écoumène
SKU: ECOU-SEMENCES
Price: 4.49 CAD
Availability: InStock

Latin name Cucumis melo

Quantity per packet About 25 seeds

Product information

Bulb
identification

Latin nameCucumis melo

FamilyCucurbitaceae

CycleAnnual

Bulb typeFruit

Quantity per packAbout 25 seeds

Product
description

The organic 'Blacktail Mountain' melon is a remarkable early variety that allows you to enjoy sweet and fragrant fruits even in growing conditions shorter than those required by many other melons. With its dark green, almost black skin, Cucumis melo brings a surprising and refined touch to the vegetable garden, while its orange, juicy, and bright flesh promises deliciously summery harvests. Its rich, almost tropical flavor evokes the sweetness of sun-ripened melons and gives each harvest a scent of midsummer. Vigorous yet not invasive, this variety adapts well to different climates and is particularly interesting for gardeners looking for an early, reliable, and flavorful melon. In full sun, in rich, warm, and well-drained soil, it quickly develops its stems and fruits, rewarding the gardener from the heart of the season. Its good heat tolerance further enhances its appeal for dry or contrasting summers, where it continues to produce consistently. In the garden, it unites beauty, precocity, and taste quality in a plant as generous as it is attractive. It is a delicious, original, and accessible melon, perfect for enriching the vegetable garden with freshness, fragrance, and memorable summer harvests.

Garden
placement

Where to plant Fresh fruit, dessert, snack, nourishing vegetable garden, summer harvest

Planting
and care

ExposureSun

Planting periodMay to June

Planting depth1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.6 to 1 in.)

Rooting temperature24 to 30 °C (75 to 86 °F)

WateringRegular

Soil typeRich, warm and well-drained

Bloom,
harvest
and garden

Bloom periodJuly to August

Harvest75 days after sowing

Companion plantsCorn, nasturtium, sunflower

Plants to avoidCucumbers, squash

Size
and growth

Height12 to 20 in. (30 to 50 cm)

Spread1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft)

Rooting / establishment5 to 10 days

The availability of our bulbs, cloves, tubers, rhizomes, seeds and plants varies depending on arrivals, seasons, nursery production and supplier availability. Some varieties may only be available for a limited time, depending on their natural cycle, planting period or available stock. These product pages are designed to guide and inspire your plant choices for the garden, vegetable garden, landscaping, container growing or sustainable outdoor projects.