"Melons do best when grown in clusters (hills). Sow groups of 3 or 4 seeds in groups 2' apart when soil is thoroughly warm. One pkt. of seeds will plant 7 groups; one oz. grows 120 groups. 30 seeds per packet.
75 days. Our best tasting early cantaloupe. Ideal for short-season areas. It bears longer than any other melon in our trials. Firm, bright salmon flesh, sweet and juicy. Round to oval, 4-1/2"" by 5"", slightly ribbed with corky netting. Small seed cavity. Resists powdery mildew. Vigorous, productive plants bear 6-8 melons each. Burpee bred. Sun."
Average Customer Rating:
5 out of 5
5 of 5 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Cantaloupe Sweet'n Early Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (30 seeds)
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Sweetest melons around,
August 25, 2009 Submitted byOrangeMonkeyee from Northwest Indiana
"These melon vines sprawl across the garden very fast and produce dozens of bright yellow flowers. Honey bees and other wasps seem to love the flowers as they're always around the melon vines. I have eaten three melons already and I planted in April. These turn a nice golden yellow in the rind and prety much fall off the vine when ready. The aroma is absolutely sweet and fragrant. Just having one of these little melons sit on the kitchen table for a day makes the house smell sweet. The taste is out of this world. It tastes like candy, but better. Golden orange flesh and thin rind make this a great choice to grow. Really easy to grow, just follow the instructions and you get a bunch of melons in less than three months. I planted four vines and have more than 17 melons that will be ripe in the next two weeks with several more smaller melons."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
IN
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
0-1 years
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Sweet 'n Early melon next to some Tomato Steak Sandwich
Review 2 for Cantaloupe Sweet'n Early Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (30 seeds)
5
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So sweet,
August 19, 2009 Submitted byveggienovice from Long Island NY
"I'm a novice gardener. I wanted to try melons and chose these. It's been a tough growing season here on Long Island NY (damp and wet). These melons have done great however. The plants are showing some yellow and brown spots on the leaves, I don't know if that's normal, but the fruit is doing well. I would grow these again."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
NY
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Review 3 for Cantaloupe Sweet'n Early Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (30 seeds)
5
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AWESOME!,
August 9, 2008 Submitted byMsGiggles from Columbus
"Thes are just the absolute best melons that I have ever had in my garden! I started them from seed WAY later than usual, and I have already got about a dozen ready to pick in the next few days! And theres about 10 more baseball size ones too! That's just from 3 plants!!"
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 4 for Cantaloupe Sweet'n Early Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (30 seeds)
5
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grew when others didn't,
October 20, 2007 Submitted byCoffeeHeidi from Central, NJ
"I've never had any luck growing melons nor pumpkins. Since I also never have luck starting seeds indoors, these were planted directly.
All of our melons (3-4 other varieties including 2 seedlings) succumbed to powdery mildew and didn't produce a thing. But one little Sweet'n Early Hybrid hung on!
It produced 4 small fruits that were so sweet and perfect for one person. Since I'm the only one who likes melon in our family, they were a perfect match.
I will definitely plant these again.
They were grown in Zone 6 in a 4' x 4' raised bed on top of asphalt and filled with about a foot of homemade soil and shredded leaves."
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
NJ
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Review 5 for Cantaloupe Sweet'n Early Hybrid - 1 Pkt. (30 seeds)
5
out of 5
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Top 500 Contributor
Definitely Early,
July 14, 2007 Submitted bysacratomato70
"I grew this melon for the first time this year in the greenhouse and I have a few plants in the garden in hopes of a fall crop. So far out of the greenhouse I harvested two melons a few weeks ago with plants started in early spring. Both were fantastic in flavor, color, and appearence. The melons were a little on the small side (1.5-2 lbs each), but they were the sweetest, full of juice and thin skinned. They hold their own for a few days at room temp when picked, but would not recommend for market use where storage may be needed.
Great to grow if you trellis or have small space or just enjoy eating melon in single size portions for 1-2 people (especially children). I definitely will grow again because it's of its compact nature and smaller fruit"
