Melons and watermelons
All prices are in canadian dollars.
Melons (muskmelons, cantaloupes, etc.)
Ananas d'Amérique à Chair Verte
Old heirloom dating back to the 1800's. Pale green flesh is
sweet, juicy and highly aromatic. Round fruit, slightly ribbed,
with netted skin. Ripens from green to golden yellow. Small to
medium (11-14 cm). Name is french for : "Pineapple of America
with green flesh". 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Banana Banana-shaped cantaloupe that can reach up to 40 cm long.
Salmon-orange flesh can get very sweet when fully ripe. Best
grown in the north under polytunnels. 90-95 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Boule d'Or
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Charentais
Gourmet type from France with renowned wonderful flavor. Very
fragrant! One ripe Chatentais will fill a room with its
incredible smell. Sweet, aromatic thick orange flesh. Round
fruits, medium size, grey-silver skin striped with green. 90-105
days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99
Collective
Farm Woman
One of the few honeydew types well adapted for northern regions.
Yellowish white flesh is very sweet. Keeps well after harvest.
Early for an inodorus type. Round fruits, medium size.
80-85 days.
Packet of 8 seeds: $2,99
Crenshaw
Elongated, acorn-shaped melon with pinkish flesh. Delicious,
unique sweet flavor. Yellow skin, corrugated. Large: 23 cm by 18
cm. A bit late to grow outside in Quebec. 85 to110 days,
depending on sources.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Délice de
Table
Old french heirloom that became almost
extinct. Heavily ribbed fruits, looking like
pumpkins. About 450 g. Described by Vilmorin, 1885.
85-90 days.
Packet of 10
seeds: $2,99
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Melon Montreal (Melon de Montreal, Montreal Market melon)
Heirloom from Montreal that was cultivated up until 1905 in
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, on the foothills of Mount Royal, Montreal.
The Montreal Melon green flesh melts in your mouth, it is very
juicy, tender and extremely sweet (when fully ripe). Delicious.
Round Nutmeg type with reticulated beige skin. About 20 cm, 5
kg. Does not keep well at all. Eat right after harvest. Some
variations in shape, more or less round. Good ripening at the
end of season is critical to get nice melons. Zone 5 maximum. 90
days. Limited stock.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Emerald Gem
Small melons with emerald green skin and juicy orange flesh.
Sweet, honey-like flavor, delicious. Introduced in 1886. Good
yields. Small size: 10-13 cm. Well adapted to the north. Early.
70-90 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Hale's Best
Cantaloupe type with pinkish orange, sweet flesh.
Oval fruits, 15 to 20 cm, with heavily netted skin. Slightly
ribbed. About 2 kilos. More tolerant to dry conditions than
normal. Productive. Heirloom dating back to the 1920s. Also know
as "Hale's Best Jumbo". 85 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Hami (Golden Hami (C.melo group Inodorus var. ameri)) New for 2025
Melon strain from China characterized by its very sweet taste and its crunchy texture reminiscent of a watermelon. Think honeydew but with a more dense and crunchy flesh. Golden yellow fruits with more or less reticulated skin (semi-embroidered). Variable shape, ranging from rounded to elongated oval, to more or less nutmeg-shaped. Average size: 15 to 18 cm cm in length. Thick, pale orange flesh, not very odorous but quite sweet. Golden Hami, Yellow Hami. 80-90 days.
See New for 2025
Hami melons are nearly 2,000 years old and originate from the Xinjiang region in northwest China. They are grown there at high altitudes; they are also called "snow melons". They are said to have a good storage capacity under cold temperatures (3-4 C).
Irondequoit (Iroquois) Large cantaloupe deeply netted and ribbed. Large size: 18-20
cm, 4-5 kg. Thick salmon flesh, quite sweet. Keeps very well.
Early: between 75 et 90 days depending on source. Adapted to the
north. See also Planter's
Jumbo and Schoon's Hardshell.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Israeli
(Old
Israel, Old Original)
Galia style melon with sweet aromatic flesh. Oval-round fruits,
yellowish orange, slightly netted. Larger, up to 3 kg. 90-95
days. Similar to Ogen or Galia. Treated
seeds.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Jade Apple (Green Jade, Emerald) New for 2025
Chinese and Taiwanese variety bearing grayish emerald small fruits with a sweet, crunchy green flesh. Thin skin that can be eaten. Fruit is slightly striated, oval-shaped to nutmeg-shaped, with a flattened belly and a characteristic "navel". Size of a grapefruit. Good production. Very similar to the varieties Ruyu, Cui Niu and Crispy Treasure. Early: 70 days.
See New for 2025
Kajari Back for 2025
A variety from northern India with beautiful orange-copper fruits striped with green lines. Pale green, sweet, honeyde-like flesh. Small size: 10-15 cm. These melons have a very unique look that is reminiscent of certain gourds. Early. 70 days. Limited supply.
Packet of 10 seeds: $3,49
Minnesota Midget
Packet of 25 seeds: $2,49
Noir des Carmes
Nice dark fruits shaped like squashes. Delicious orange flesh. Turn to tan-orange when ripe. Was grown in France under cold frames to supply melons during winter. Medium size: 10 to 15 cm. Early: 75 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Ogen (Hogen, Haogen, Ha'Ogen)
Wonderful melon from Israel with superb fruity flavor. Aromatic, sweet, thick pale green flesh with incredible tropical flavor. Small size: only 15 cm. Can easily be grown on a trellis. Thin rind turning gold when ripe. Undoubtedly, one of the best! Can be successfully grown in southern Quebec (zone 5). 85 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Oka (Bizard Island Strain)
Quebec heirloom with scalloped fruits, grown by the trapist monks of Oka. Had almost disappeared but was rediscovered on Bizard Island (Montreal). Thick orange flesh, aromatic. About 15 cm wide. 90 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Petit Gris De
Rennes
Of the most renowned melon in the world, along with Charentais,
with delicate, fine aroma and very sweet taste. Beautiful
mottled skin, grey-green and then turning yellow. Small size,
oval, 12-13 cm. Thin rind and thick flesh. Can be grown in
Quebec in zone 5. Very sweet, with brown sugar or maple syrup
aroma. French Heirloom. About 85 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Prescott
Fond
Blanc
White melons shaped like pumpkins. Delicious salmon flesh with
rich, sweet taste. Fragrant, wonderful aroma. Grayish skin is
covered with warts. Small-medium size: 2 to 4 kg. Old heirloom
dating back to at least 1850. Was popular in markets in France.
Also known as Prescott Fond Blanc de Paris. 90 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Rocky Ford (Eden Gem, Rocky
Ford Green Flesh)
A nutmeg type with nice green flesh and golden center. Unique,
spicy or musky flavor. Also called Eden Gem. Netted green skin.
Roundish, medium size fruits, 12 to 14 cm. Introduced in 1881.
90 days.
Packet of 25 seeds: $2,49
Sakata
Sweet
Japanese
variety
producing tiny
honeydew
melons the
size of a
grapefruit. Very
sweet flavor.
Very
pale green
flesh, with a
particularly
firm and
crispy
texture. Thin
skin that does
not need to be
peeled (they
can be eaten
whole). When
fully ripe,
these melons
turn yellowish
and begin to
give off a
sweet scent.
Vigorous
vines. Early:
75 days.
Packet
of 20 seeds:
$2,99
Schoon's
Hardshell (New Yorker)
Early cantaloupe strain from Northeast USA. Heavily netted skin.
Thick orange flesh. Keeps well, hard shell. Round, 16 cm, 2,2
kg. Sweet (12 brix). Early: 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Tigger
Striking fruits
with yellow skin and reddish stripes. Very fragrant. White
flesh is medium sweet. Easy to make it climb. Similar in
some ways to Queen's Ann Pocket melon, but sweeter.
Grapefruit size. 85 days. Tigger
Packet of 8 seeds: $2,99
Wah
Mibao
("Nectar
melon")
New
for 2025
Chinese strain with oval to nutmeg-shaped
yellow fruits covered with green stripes,
and about the size of a large grapefruit.
Crunchy white flesh with a
very sweet flavor, Its name translates to
"nectar melon". Thin skin that can be
eaten. Fruits easily from lateral stems.
Chinese melons are often called "apple
melons", due to their small size, thin
skin and crispy flesh. Early: 70 days.
See New
for 2025
Zatta
Watermelons
Watermelon
Crimson Sweet
Crispy and juicy red flesh that is very sweet, with few seeds.
Big, round to oval fruits weighing more than 8kg (20 lbs), 30cm
by 40cm, with smooth, striped green skin. 2m long vine,
resistant to fusarium et anthracnose. 85-90 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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Watermelon Golden Midget
These small watermelons tell you when they are ripe: they
change from green to golden yellow. Salmon flesh, fragrant,
medium sweet. Let it ripen for a long time. Small, icebox size:
about 15 cm and 1,2 kg. You can easily make the vines climb.
Well adapted to short seasons. Early: 65-70 days. Limited stock
(smaller packet).
Packet of 6 seeds: $2,99
Watermelon Sugar Baby
6" to 8" (15-20 cm) round fruits have a bright red flesh that
is crispy, juicy and very sweet. The most popular of the icebox
size watermelons. Adapted to shorter growing seasons. 75 days.
Open pollinated.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Watermelon Sweet Siberian
Packet of 8 seeds: $3,49
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