Melons

Update 3/23/2022

Just received report of zero germination of melon seeds harvested in 2015.  I have been compelled to move five times since 2015 and have been unable to keep up with replenishing seeds of melons and many other types.  Melon seeds should be viable for at least 5 years, but it looks like 7 years is just too long, at least for some.

Before requesting any seeds from this page, please drop me an email ([email protected]) and I will check my seed inventory to see what the most recent date of harvest is.  Regrettably, I don't have the time or resources to conduct the 25,000+ seed germination tests that I "ought" to do every year.

Following is list of varieties of melons for which seeds are currently available.  This includes the following categories of melon:

Cantaloupe
Muskmelon
Honeydew
Crenshaw
Casaba
Canary
Galia

Among others.  Excluded here (see other pages) are watermelons and horned melons.  For the moment, this is only a partial list.  If you are looking for other varieties, please drop me an email at [email protected].  Most of these are open-pollinated, with some chance of cross-pollination.

Order from the "Universal/Generic" link at the top left.  This is a work in progress to process photos, write descriptions, and prepare individual pages for each variety.

Afghan Honeydew
Amal
Amarillo Oro
Ambrosia (Hybrid, F2 and beyond)
Amish
Ananasnaya
Apple
Banana
Bananadew
Bateech Samara
Bit O' Honey
Black's Cross
Blenheim Orange
Boule d'Or
Canary
Canary, Tweety
Cantaline
Cantalun
Casaba, Bidwell
Casaba, Golden Beauty
Charentais
Cochiti Pueblo
Collective Farm Woman
Crane
Crenshaw
Crenshaw (Hybrid, F2 and beyond)
​Delicious 51
Deosaki
Early Frame Prescott
Early Silverline
Eden's Gem
Emerald Gem
Extra Early Hanover
Far North
Fonzy
Fordhook Gem
Galia
Ginger's Pride
Golden Dewlicious
Golden Dewlicious
Green Nutmeg
Gulobi
Hale's Best Jumbo
Haogen
Hero of Lockinge
Honey Rock
Honeydew, Orange
Hoodoo
Ineya
Israeli
Kazakh
Kazhacka
Kiku Chrysanthemum
Lampkin (Hybrid, F2 and beyond)
Mada Ros
Melon de Castilla
Melorange
Minnesota Midget
Model
Muhurla
New
Noir des Carmes
North Carolina Giant
Northern Arizona
Obus
Oka
Old Time Tennessee
Oliwin
O'Odham Ke'li Baso
Petit Gris de Rennes
Piel de Sapo
Planter's Jumbo
Prescott Fond Blanc
Rich Sweetness 132
Sakata's Sweet
Santa Clause
Schoon's Hardshell
Snow Leopard
Spear
Sugar Kiss
Swan Lake
Sweet Delight
Sweet Freckles
Sweet Granite
Talibi Persian
Tandril Verde Tardif
Temptation
Tigger
Torpedo
Tuscan
Wintermelon, Valincia