Sugar Cube Hybrid Melon Seed

A taste-test winner in our melon trials, Sugar Cube Hybrid Cantaloupe produces personal-sized, 2 lb. fruits with a high, 14% sugar content, deep orange flesh and a small seed cavity. A top performer for disease resistance in our melon trials, Sugar Cube Hybrid Melon produces high yields of uniform fruits with netted skin and no suture. Excellent shelf life. Melon seeds can be direct-seeded into the garden after the last frost has passed or started indoors and transplanted to the garden. Approx. 10 seeds per pkt. 80 DAYS.

Cucumis melo ‘Sugar Cube’
Height: 1 – 1/2 feet.
Spacing: 12 inches.
Depth:1/2 inch.
Spread:6 – 12 foot.
Light Required:Full Sun
Pollinator:Pollinated by bees.
Yield: High yields.
Size: 10 Seed Pkt
Blooms: Summer
Fruit: Small, round 2 lb. fruit. Juicy, deep orange flesh with 14% sugar content a small seed cavity.
Days To Maturity: 80 Days
Zone: 3-9
Germination: 3 – 10 Days
Form: Fruit, melon, seeds.
Flower Form: Small yellow flowers.
Soil Requirements: Prefers warm, well-drained soil, high in organic matter with pH 6.5 to 7.5. Consistent, plentiful moisture needed until fruit is about the size of a tennis ball.
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate.
Seed Count: Approximately 10 seeds per packet.
Pruning: None needed.
Foliage: Medium green foliage.