The Cherantais melon is not for beginners. Soil pH, Fertigation schedule and most of all they are grown in France in a dry region so, ...Read More/>
if you water or it rains after melons reach full size it will burst....everytime as it ripens. Easy to trellis, support with pantyhose or similar. If grown on ground do not let it touch, use black plastic or a board. Small beetles, ants, and others will invade skin. Aroma and taste make it worth all of the trouble! 7 years of experience and still learning, Victoria, Texas.. very hot by June. 95F plus.
Thompsons Station, TN (Zone 7a) | March 2010 | neutral
ugh, I had such high hopes for Charentais. Never has a melon received so much hype. Charentais is famous for its flavor but it is also (i...Read Moren)famous for splitting. Every single fruit in my garden cracked open. I'm reluctant to give it a negative becuase I still want to try it again and hopefully get to taste the melon. This time I will use lots of mulch and try to moderate the soil moisture.
Don't know why I forgot to post my experience with this melon. I grew this melon in 2005. It was not fazed by our hot, dry summer. Not o...Read Morenly was it very prolific, but it was the BEST cantalopue/honeydew-type melon I have ever grown. I have got to get more seed and grow this one again.
Seed also available at SSE. Spelled slightly different as 'Charantais,' though.
A vendor offers this description; "A French heirloom. Smooth, round cantaloupe matures to pale yellow with green stripes with salmon fles...Read Moreh. Superb flavor and fragrance."
The Cherantais melon is not for beginners. Soil pH, Fertigation schedule and most of all they are grown in France in a dry region so,
...Read More
ugh, I had such high hopes for Charentais. Never has a melon received so much hype. Charentais is famous for its flavor but it is also (i...Read More
Best Melon i have ever grown or tasted 2 thumbs up you got to try this one!
We had a drought the summer I grew this melon. Mulched plants did fine with some hand watering in 90+ degree heat.
Don't know why I forgot to post my experience with this melon. I grew this melon in 2005. It was not fazed by our hot, dry summer. Not o...Read More
80 days. A famous heirloom. A French, 2-3 lb. melon with light, grey-green skin. The bright , orange flesh is super sweet and very fragrant.
A vendor offers this description; "A French heirloom. Smooth, round cantaloupe matures to pale yellow with green stripes with salmon fles...Read More