Délice de la Table - Melon
This old French variety produces very ribbed, orange-yellow fruits when ripe, looking like small pumpkins, weighing 250 to 500 g. Their soft, orange flesh offers excellent sweetness.
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in the ground, in bucket
Sow in pots at a temperature of between 20 and 25°C, 6 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball, after the last frosts, in planting holes enriched with compost, spaced 1 m apart in all directions. Sowing in the open ground under the same conditions is possible when the soil is well warmed and outside temperatures no longer fall below 15°C.
Melons need plenty of light and warmth to ripen before the frosts.
March, April, May
April, May
July, August, September, October
in the ground, in the greenhouse
sunny
fort
limestone, humus
reheated, rich, drained, light
Cucumis melo
mid-season
From 250 to 500 g
25 seeds
ribbed
farm
Yellow, Orange
From 15 to 20 cm
runner
France
1885
"Vilmorin-Andrieux "Les Plantes Potagères
This old variety, originally from France, had almost disappeared. It is mentioned in Vilmorin-Andrieux's 1885 book "Les Plantes Potagères".