Winter Green Melon Valeoso or Medellin F1 - Orto Mio

Features of Winter Green Melon variety Valeoso F1, in a tray of 4 plants:

The green melon "Piel de sapo" is one of the most loved in summer for its sweet and refreshing taste.

It has a shelf life of many days after harvest. The skin has the classic green color in two shades and upon ripening shows an extensive netting on the surface.

The flesh, white and very full, is crunchy but not excessively hard, with a good sugar content.

Valeoso is among the most productive and easy-to-grow professional varieties, with fruits that can exceed 3 kg in weight, always very uniform.

It has a very vigorous and healthy plant that grows well even in poor soils and in the difficult climatic conditions of hot summers with episodes of heavy thunderstorms.

Valeoso is naturally resistant to powdery mildew, aphids, and fusarium.

Fertilization with low nitrogen and high potassium fertilizers is recommended. Appreciated bio treatments with copper in case of rain and if the vegetation appears particularly exuberant.

Water moderately, suspending irrigation in the final stages of ripening to promote a high sugar content in the fruits and long shelf life.

Valeoso has a medium maturation cycle and is harvested when the skin turns a slightly golden color, distinguishable by comparing younger fruits with those in more advanced ripening.

It has an important range of resistances that facilitates organic cultivation, including powdery mildew, melon aphid, MNSV virus, and fusarium (Fom 0.1).

Features of Winter Green Melon variety Medellin F1, in a pot of 1 plant:

The green melon “Piel de sapo”, characteristic of Sardinia and Spain, is among the most loved melons in summer. Medellin has an excellent flavor and is the benchmark for taste in this type of melon. The skin is of the typical bright green color. It has a very vigorous and productive plant. The flesh is crunchy, sweet, and refreshing. It produces 2-3 fruits of over 2.5 kg, with good shelf life. It is naturally resistant to the most important root diseases (Fom 0.2) and to powdery mildew. Some treatments with sulfur (Bio) starting 45 days after transplanting will help prevent powdery mildew. Suspend irrigation in the final stage of ripening to improve preservation and sweetness.