Melon Topaz F1

Sweet and juicy, yellow Canary melon with firm orange flesh. When ripe, the skin colour changes to deep-yellow and with a light tug the fruit will separate from the vine. Grown in humus rich free draining soil, the vigorous and productive vines should yield 3-4, 1-2kg fruit.

There are several key indicators that will give you a pretty good idea of ripeness.

1.       Colour – Fruit will ripen to a deep golden yellow colour at full maturity.  

2.       Tendril – the tendril on the vine directly opposite where the fruit stem joins the vine is a good indicator of ripeness. If the tendril is green the melon is not ripe. If the tendril is withered, dried and brown the melon is mature.

3.       Stem – some melons will “slip” at maturity. This is where the melon comes away easily from the stem that is joining the fruit to the vine. If the fruit just falls off the vine it is likely overripe and the storage life is not long and the flesh too soft. If you have to forcibly pull the fruit from the vine it will not be ripe. Rather, the fruit should come away from the stem with a gentle pull. Look at the stem end and if there is a circle of cracking around the circumference of the stem it is nearly ready to slip from the vine and should be able to be picked with a gentle pull.