Days to Germination:  5-10
Days To Harvest:  85
Planting Depth: 1/2 inch
Spacing, Row: 4 foot
Spacing, Hills: 4 foot
Light:  Sunny Location

SOW: Seed directly outdoors in a sunny location 2-3 weeks after last frost.  Sow 6-8 seeds, 1/2 inch deep, around a 12-inch diameter hill.  After germination, thin to 3 strongest seedlings per hill.  If planted in rows, thin to 12-18 inches apart.  Seed may be started indoors 3-4 weeks before planting outdoors.

USES:  Enjoy sliced or chopped for salads, sauces and salsas or pureed for sorbets or cool summer soups.

Cantaloupe
Hale's Best Jumbo (85 Days)
Cucumis melo

HEIRLOOM. This muskmelon became widely popular because it combined excellent flavor with earliness. Unsurpassed in flavor and size. Hale's Best is a beautiful, large, oval, ribbed cantaloupe with heavy, golden netting. Ribbed netting turns a golden tint as oval shaped melons mature, many weighing 4 lbs. or more. Deep orange flesh is very thick and deliciously sweet, and improves in flavor after picking. Drought tolerant.