Noir des Carmes

Season Overview

Description

Old melon variety from France, also known as "musk melon" or "black rock". Dark green, almost black, smooth, ribbed skin, orange-yellowish when fully ripe. Sweet yellow flesh. Relatively early harvest from August. Noir des Carmes is self-fertile, the fruits weigh approx. 0.5-1.5 kg.

Growing tips

Sow melons in seed trays or pots approx. 6 weeks before transplanting them outside. Cultivate at a temperature of 20 °C. After the last frost, transplant the seedlings with the entire root ball into compost-enriched soil. Plant at a distance of 1 m in all directions. Sowing outdoors is possible under the same conditions if the soil is well warmed up and the outside temperature no longer falls below 15°C. Melons need plenty of light and warmth to ripen before frost. Further growing tips for the type of sugar melon.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Plant distance

100 cm

Row spacing

100 cm

Seeding depth

1 cm