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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

Product
identification

Latin nameCucumis melo

FamilyCucurbitaceae

TypeFruit

CycleAnnual

Quantity per packAbout 25 seeds

Code produitJAREC-0141

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.

Sowing
guide

Sowing periodMay to June

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

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

Germination time5 to 10 days

Soil
and care

ExposureSun

Soil

Rich, warm and well-drained

Watering

Regular

Bloom,
harvest
and garden

Garden use

Fresh fruit, dessert, snack, nourishing vegetable garden, summer harvest

Bloom period

July to August

Harvest

75 days after sowing

Size
and facts

Height12 to 20 in. (30 to 50 cm)

Spread1 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft)

Planting
partners

Good companions

Corn, nasturtium, sunflower

Avoid planting with

Cucumbers, squash

The availability of our seeds varies depending on seasonal availability, production schedules and supplier inventory. Certain varieties may only be offered for a limited time based on their natural growth cycle, sowing period or available stock. These product pages are designed to help and inspire gardeners in choosing the right seeds for vegetable gardens, flower beds, pollinator gardens, container growing, naturalization projects and sustainable outdoor spaces.