• Seed Depth: 1 (3cm)
• Plant Space: 24 (61cm)
• Row Space: 48 (1.2m)
• Sprouts In: 7-15 days
• Charentais melon prefers a warm, sunny location with fertile soil. Sow outdoors in spring two weeks after last frost when soil has completely warmed. Start indoors three weeks before last spring frost date. Do not disturb tender roots when transplanting. Water consistently.
• Unlike cantaloupe, Charentais melon does not separate from the vine (slip) when ripe. Harvest when the leaf at the stem junction turns pale green/yellow.

Lake Valley- Melon, Charentais

Charentais is a gourmet French melon noted for its extra-sweet, orange flesh and compelling fragrance. Similar to cantaloupe, but smaller and more dense