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Discover the sweetness of Ogen melon. This melon variety is prized for its juicy flesh, delicate fragrance and refreshing taste. The light-green fruits with ridged skin ripen in the summer sun, offering a tasty reward with every bite. Each seed allows you to grow superior quality melons, enriching your garden and your meals with their exquisite flavor
Organically grown (AB)
Sowing: March / May
Harvest: June / September
Discover the ancient, early and easy-to-grow variety also known as Ha'Ogen. This melon produces small to medium-sized fruits, around 15 cm in diameter, weighing between 500 g and 1 kg, with green flesh embellished by an orange to pink ring close to the core, offering a sweet, aromatic flavor with exotic accents. Known for its Charentais-type cycle, this melon reveals all its splendor in just 80 days. When ripe, its rind is decorated with yellow stripes on a green background.
Originally from Hungary, this variety was popularized over 50 years ago from a kibbutz in Israel, and contributed to the development of Galia-type melons, sharing similarities in taste with the latter.
There are several ways to sow this melon successfully:
Sowing in pots: Melons need warmth and light to germinate. Sow them in a warm bed or heated greenhouse from March to April, and plant them in the garden in mid-May, after any risk of frost. Sow 2 or 3 seeds per bucket, 1 cm deep, water regularly to keep the soil moist, and make sure to expose them to maximum light.
Sowing in the ground: This method is best suited to southern France and the Mediterranean climate. Space future melon plants 80 cm to 1 metre apart, and place 2 to 3 seeds per pot, at a depth of 1.5 cm. Cover with a mixture of sifted garden soil and ripe compost, then protect the seedlings with a cloche or frame. Keep only the most vigorous plant.
Melon seedlings can be planted between April and mid-June, depending on the region. Make sure you keep a plastic tunnel at the start of the growing season to provide extra warmth. If you don't live in the south, the use of a heated greenhouse is highly recommended. Make sure that each plant is adequately spaced (80 cm to 1 metre), and opt for sunny exposure and potassium-rich soil.
In the vegetable garden, melons go well with most vegetables, with the exception of cucumbers and squash.
As far as cultivation is concerned, new melon varieties require no pruning, apart from topping. As soon as the plant forms 4 to 6 leaves, prune the main stem to encourage rapid branching and abundant fruiting. Water regularly but moderately, avoiding wetting the foliage to prevent powdery mildew. Weed regularly and mulch once the soil has warmed up.
Melons are harvested around 2-3 months after transplanting in the garden. Observe the fading color of the rind, check that the stalk detaches easily, and enjoy the strong fragrance to determine ripeness. Store ripe fruit at room temperature to preserve its delicious aroma.
However, keep an eye out for diseases such as mildew, cladosporium and powdery mildew, as well as pests such as aphids and seed flies. Avoid watering foliage at the end of the day to limit mildew contamination, and protect fruit at the end of the season by placing them on supports to keep them away from soil moisture.
- Height: 100 cm
- Color: Yellow, light green
- Life cycle: Annual
- Type: Reproducible seeds
- Plant habit: Runner
- Soil: Drained
- Germination temperature: 25 to 30 °C
- Sowing depth: Equal to seed size, pointing downwards
- Seed emergence: 7 to 10 days
- Sowing technique: In line
- Sowing container: Bucket or soil
- Watering frequency: Moderate / Daily
- Exposure: Sun
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Hardiness: Frosty
- Planting: In the ground
- Spacing: 60 to 80cm
