Grand Prix (Hybrid)

Melon

Grand Prix’s intensely sweet flavor and creamy white, densely textured flesh tastes like a cross between a honeydew melon and pear. The deep emerald-green color, striations, and firmness will catch your eye in the garden or farmer’s market. As a Christmas (or Piel de Sapo) type, Grand Prix melons will not have a strong scent but will store well. Strong plants are vigorous and disease resistant and produce mature fruits about 82-87 days from sowing.

• Balanced flavor- sweet and flavorful
• High quality exterior extends storage
• Intense interior and exterior color

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Product Details

Characteristics General Info Dimensions

Characteristics

Fruit Shape	Oval, Tapered at End
Fruit Size	Large
Exterior Color	Dark Green
Interior Color	White
Exterior Characteristics	fine net
Interior Characteristics	Small Cavity, Crisp
HG Market Segment	Bedding Plant Growers, Farm Market, Mail Order, Seed Packet
Relative Maturity	Main Season
Vine Type	Indeterminate

Commerical

Days to Maturity from Direct Seed	90 days

Dimensions

Height	7 inches (18 cm)
Length	11 inches (28 cm)
Weight	5-6 pounds

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Disease Key

CODE	DISEASE	PATHOGEN
Fom	Fusarium wilt	Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. melonis
Px	Powdery mildew	Podosphaera xanthii

Resistance Terminology

HR = High resistance: plant varieties that highly restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen under normal pest or pathogen pressure when compared to susceptible varieties. These plant varieties may, however, exhibit some symptoms or damage under heavy pathogen or pest pressure.

IR = Intermediate resistance: plant varieties that restrict the growth and development of the specified pest or pathogen, but may exhibit a greater range of symptoms or damage compared to “highly resistant” varieties. Intermediately resistant plant varieties will still show less severe symptoms or damage than susceptible plant varieties when grown under similar environmental conditions and/or pathogen or pest pressure.

T = Tolerance: The ability of a plant variety to endure abiotic stress without serious consequences for growth, appearance and yield.

Claims and other disclosed information are based on our observations and/or information from other sources. Crop performance depends on the interaction between the genetic potential of the seed, its physiological characteristics, the environment, including management, and other uncontrollable factors that may alter expected performance. Triploid hybrid watermelon varieties will on occasion produce empty white seed coats or hard, dark undeveloped seeds and, therefore, are not warranted to be completely “seedless”. Statements concerning the reaction of varieties to a specific pathogen, pest or stress are based on evaluation under defined conditions. These reactions can be affected by changes in environmental and biological factors, especially new pathogen races, pest biotypes or vectors of disease agents. Therefore, we give no warranty, express or implied, for crop performance relative to the information given; nor do we accept any liability for any loss, direct, indirect, or consequential, that may arise from any cause. Read all seed package labeling carefully to understand the terms and conditions of sale.