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The listing, Minnesota midget melon 10 HEIRLOOM seeds! has ended.

Minnesota Midget is a variety of Melon. Minnesota Midget is a heirloom variety.

Very early maturing melon with dark red or dark red-orange flesh. Compact and good for growing in containers and tubs.
Developed at the University of Minnesota.
Minnesota Midget grows as an Annual and is a Fruit. Being an Annual, it tends to grow best over the course of a single year. Minnesota Midget is known for growing to a height of approximately 11.7 inches. This variety tends to bloom in early summer.
A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives, remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Minnesota Midget is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Planting Minnesota Midget in potting mix soil with a ph of between 6.1 and 7.5 is ideal for as it does best in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soilSow 0.5 inches (1.27 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 1.89 feet (58.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 21°C / 70°F to ensure good germination.
By our calculations, you should look at sowing Minnesota Midget about 14 days before your last frost date.

Questions & Comments

nice auction. what you use for eliminate the insects and aphids for melon plants? thanks

Aug 17th, 2012 at 1:34:04 PM PDT by

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Aug 17th, 2012 at 3:37:04 PM PDT by

Insecticidal soap

One of the most useful sprays in the garden. The commercial varieties work slightly better than the homemade version of a tablespoon of dish washing liquid in a quart of water. It must be reapplied at least once a week, more if there is a hard rain or a heavy infestation. This is a great control on all types of aphids and whitefly. (Before trying the soap on aphids, however, try using a forceful spray of plain water from your hose. Often this controls the problem without anything else!).

Aug 17th, 2012 at 3:12:13 PM PDT by

Make your own organic pesticide by combining 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/3 cup cooking oil. From this mixture, measure 2 teaspoons to combine with 1 cup water. Fill a plant sprayer with the mixture and use to kill aphids, spider mites and white flies.

Use baking soda to keep grass and weeds from growing in sidewalk cracks. Sprinkle it on the cement and sweep it into the cracks. This little trick also works well on moss growing in patio bricks.

Make a 50/50 combination of flour and baking soda, and dust it over plants that are being attacked by cabbage worms. As they chew on the leaves, they will ingest the baking soda and flour, then die within a day or so.

Aug 17th, 2012 at 3:16:48 PM PDT by

Sometimes I forget to mention, we never use bug sprays exceps mosquito spray lol, it does get ridd of those pesky bugs, but also kills the good ones, the worms and the soil. We also make our own compost out of things in the yard, living here in the national forest, and raising farm animals, we cant seem to get ridd of it.

Aug 17th, 2012 at 3:20:08 PM PDT by

fanned and watching thanks you for info on pesticides

Aug 18th, 2012 at 12:12:59 PM PDT by

thanks!

Aug 18th, 2012 at 6:00:09 PM PDT by

only 10 individual seeds? am I reading this right?

Aug 23rd, 2012 at 11:30:26 AM PDT by

yes you are correct 10 seeds. these plants produce alot of fruits and then you would have thousands of your own heirloom seeds to share!

Aug 23rd, 2012 at 11:43:25 AM PDT by

Minnesota midget melon 10 HEIRLOOM seeds! is in the Home & Garden | Gardening | Gardening Seeds & Bulbs category