{"title":"Muskmelon","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"816\" data-start=\"315\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1277\" data-start=\"1261\"\u003ePlanting Tips: \u003c\/strong\u003eIn most climates, you can plant your muskmelon seeds in hills, five seeds per hill, with the hills spaced about six feet apart in rows. Here in the north, we have better luck starting the plants indoors in peat pellets six weeks before setting out in the garden. Don’t plant your muskmelons until the soil has warmed up well or they will be set back and subject to insect damage or death, as bugs such as flea beetles love tender muskmelon seedlings! We plant our muskmelons in our hoop house or under temporary little row covers so they are warmer than our daytime temperatures reach in the spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1259\" data-start=\"1148\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1277\" data-start=\"1261\"\u003eHarvesting Tips: \u003c\/strong\u003eHarvest when the melons give a bit when squeezed and the skin has turned from tan to yellowish. A ripe\u003cstrong data-end=\"1277\" data-start=\"1261\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003emuskmelon will usually also be fragrant if you give it a sniff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1570\" data-start=\"1261\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1277\" data-start=\"1261\"\u003eSeed Saving Tips: \u003c\/strong\u003eTo save the seeds, just rinse them in a wire sieve, then place on a plastic plate to dry. Store in an airtight container. Different varieties of muskmelon will cross, so only grow one variety a year if you wish to save pure seed.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wapsie-wonder-muskmelon","title":"Wapsie Wonder, Muskmelon","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOpen Pollinated Muskmelon | QTY: 20 Seeds | 75 Days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eBred by Glenn Drowns of Sand Hill Preservation Center and introduced in 2011, this early, very tasty and productive muskmelon impressed us this droughty year on sand.  It was truly a wonder!  We ate muskmelons until they were coming out our ears.  Not a bad thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Jackie Clay Atkinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Life Root Farm Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42553924911152,"sku":null,"price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8079\/3904\/files\/MuskmelonWapsieWonder03.jpg?v=1765573428"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.liferootfarm.com\/collections\/muskmelon.oembed","provider":"Life Root Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}