Margie’s Melon (Greta Round Selection F8) (Certified Organic)

Grown by Care of the Earth Community Farm  – 80 days – Cucumis melo

This melon seedstock is part of Care of the Earth Community Farm’s project to dehybridize Magnificenza F1, a well-known organic Italian orange muskmelon. Megan and Lalo started dehybridizing Magnificenza melon in 2017. In 2022, they began selecting for two different melons, one oblong and one round, from that gene pool. Margie’s Melon is the round selection. It is a well-netted, round to slightly oval melon with medium-high brix (10.5-11.5), very good flavor, and good storage. Its texture and flavor are reminiscent of a Charentais melon. It shows field resistance to fusarium wilt and intermediate resistance to both bacterial wilt and downy mildew and is productive. Melons average 3 pounds. Pick at full-slip, when external color begins to turn from green to yellow. Named for Margie Peeler, a close friend and former farm employee. 35 seeds/gram.

These are Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledged seeds.