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Charentais Melon Savor F1 - Vilmorin Seeds
Charentais Melon Savor F1 - Vilmorin Seeds
Charentais Melon Savor F1 - Vilmorin Seeds
Very good melon, shame it's not a little bit bigger and that it's prone to powdery mildew.
EMILE N., 05/02/2017
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'Savor F1' melon is a Charentais type hybrid variety with excellent flavour. It produces sweet, very fragrant medium-sized round fruits with smooth, pale green skin. Resistant to splitting. Sow in spring under cover and harvest from July to September.
The melon is a popular fruit belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family alongside gourds and squashes. It grows on annual herbaceous trailing vines and is native to central Asia, although evidence discovered in Ancient Egyptian tombs suggests that it has been cultivated in Africa for over 4000 years. Nearly all melons belong to the Cucumis melo species. This includes sweet-flavoured summer varieties such as Cantaloupes, muskmelons and netted melons, and mild-flavoured “winter” varieties (honeydew, casabas, Persian melons etc.). Melon fruits come in many shapes, sizes and colours. They can be round or oblong and have smooth, ribbed or reticulated skin. The juicy green, white, yellow or orange flesh surrounds a central seed cavity.
Melon can be eaten raw as a starter or dessert, in sorbets, jams, soups or canned in syrup. Small immature melons that are removed from the plant during thinning or pruning can be pickled in vinegar with fresh herbs. Melon is a refreshing fruit that has diuretic properties, it is known to be an excellent source of vitamins B and C as well as trace elements. Varieties with orange flesh contain vitamin A, also known as carotene.
Harvesting: Cantaloupes and muskmelons are typically ready to harvest about 4 weeks after pollination. Ripe fruit gives off a delicious sweet and musky aroma, with small cracks in the rind surrounding the stem. The stem itself is shrivelled and dry, making it easy to detach the fruit from the vine. Larger types of melon take a bit longer to ripen.
Storage: whole, uncut melons will easily keep for several days (up to 5 days) in a dry and well-ventilated place. Damaged or leftover fruit can be frozen for later use. Remove the peel and discard the seeds, cut into small pieces and spread out on a tray. Place in the freezer until firm then transfer into freezer bags.
Good to know: Placing the melons on top of a slate or roof tile will keep them from being in direct contact with the ground. This prevents them from rotting due to excessive humidity. Melon plants prefer moist soil and benefit from mulching, especially during the hotter summer months. They are very prone to powdery mildew (a fungal disease that causes a white down to form on the surface of the leaves). When watering, try to avoid getting water on the leaves or flowers. Melons are heavy feeders. Make sure to rotate your crops to prevent the soil from wearing out. Melon plants associate well with members of the Fabaceae family (formerly legumes) such as beans or peas. Avoid growing them next to cucumber or squash plants.
NB: This variety is marked F1 for "F1 hybrid" meaning that its qualities are derived from carefully selected parent plants. This results in a variety that is both full of flavour and resistant to diseases. Sometimes criticized or wrongly assimilated to GMOs, F1 hybrid seeds have the advantage of producing reliable, uniform, disease resistant plants. Unfortunately, these qualities will not be passed on to following generations.
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Soil preparation: melon plants like cool, well-drained soil. Prepare the soil by loosening the top 10 cm without turning it over. Melons need plenty of food and warmth to produce fruit. Fill the planting hole with manure or well-decomposed compost and mix it with the soil to prevent the roots from burning. Choose a very sunny spot with sandy, well-drained soil with a slightly acidic pH.
Sowing under cover: melons are best-suited to warmer climates. It is often a good idea to sow them in a greenhouse or propagator and to transplant them when the outdoor temperatures are more favorable. In late March, fill pots or seed trays with sowing mix and sow the melon seeds with the tips pointing down to help root development. Water lightly and keep the soil moist. Germination usually takes 14 days. When the young plants have three true leaves and the soil has warmed up (between 18 and 26°C), they can be transplanted in their final location. Make sure to leave 80 cm between each plant.
Direct sowing: in warmer climates, melons can be sown outdoors. Make sure the soil temperature is high enough before sowing (between 18 and 26°C). Then place two to three seeds in seed holes with the tips pointing downwards. Leave at least 80 cm between each seed hole. Water lightly and keep the soil moist at all times. When the seedlings have three true leaves, thin them out by keeping the strongest one.
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
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The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.