West Coast Seeds
West Coast Seeds (Tasty Bites F1 Melon)
West Coast Seeds (Tasty Bites F1 Melon)
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Personal size mini melon with a wonderfully sweet flavour. Tasty Bites’ .5kg (1#) fruit have light yellow netted skin and deep orange flesh, developed by crossing an ananas and a Charentais. Vigorous plants with good disease resistance produce high yields of these tasty treats. Fruit ripens over a long period making this a good choice for gardeners and market growers.
| Latin Name |
Cantaloupes (musk melons) & Honeydews: Cucurbita melo Watermelons: Citrullus lanatus |
| Difficulty |
Easy in a greenhouse or cloche, or outdoors in long, warm summers. Somewhat challenging without these conditions. |
| Exposure | Full sun |
| Days to Sprout | 5-10 Days |
| Days to Mature | 75-80 days |
| Starting |
Sow seeds 1cm (½”) deep. Set transplants 60-90cm (24-36″) apart in rows 1.5-2m (5-6′) apart. |
| Growing |
Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8. Choose a warm, well-drained soil. Add dolomite lime and compost or well-rotted manure to the bed and ½-1 cup of balanced organic fertilizer beneath each transplant. Melons need warm growing conditions. Use black plastic mulch, cloches, or floating row covers. Success may improve in raised beds. Melons plants require 8-10 weeks of good, hot growing weather from the middle of June to the end of August. During that time, a melon vine must grow 5-9 leaves before starting to flower, then set 4 or more male flowers before making its first female flower, and then ripen its fruit before cool, damp weather sets in. Melons do not ripen off the vine. During the entire growing season, make sure to provide ample water. |
Personal size melon
Sweet flavour
Orange flesh
Extended harvest
