Melon Tigger (Limited stock this season)
Melon Tigger produces small fruits of about 1/2 kilogram in weight. The melon’s skin is semi-thick, smooth, and hard, displaying a vibrant mottled and variegated striping. You know they are ripe by the smell and with the colour changing to a bright orange, crimson, to golden yellow hue.
When cut open, the ivory flesh is firm, dense, and juicy with a crisp, succulent consistency. The flesh is very mild, subtly sweet, and somewhat muted. A quick variety to ripen which is useful in cool climates. Produced 4 to 6 fruits per plant.
Sow: Start mid October to mid November on a heat mat in a hothouse or indoors. Germination is higher with bottom heat of 25 degrees C.
Spacing: 1.2m however they do well in grow bags (1 seedling to a bag).
Germination: Optimal Soil temperature is 26 to 30 C (around 5-10 days to germination)
