Olds Seed Company

Veggies

	Variety	Days	Size, shape	Weight	Netting	Rind color	Interior color	Comments
Melon
Banana Delicious 51 Duke Hybrid Earliqueen Hybrid
P	Ambrosia Hybrid	86	6.5 x 6" round	4-5 lbs.	Heavy	Creamy tan	Peach	Distinctive sweet flavor, luscious. Even competitors call it the best tasting.
P	Banana	80-100	16 x 24 x 4" Long banana	5-8 lbs.	None	Yellow	Salmon Pink	Sweet Spicy flavor, good late–maturing variety that can stand sun.
	Burpee Hybrid	86	6.5 x 7" Oval round	4 - 4.5 lbs.	Coarse	Creamy tan	Deep salmon	Excellent for market. Identical to Classic.
P	Delicious 51	83	6 x 5" Oval	2.5 lbs.	Rough, sparce	Creamy green	Orange	Sweet flesh is highly aromatic. F
P	Duke Hybrid	88	Oval	4.5 - 6 lbs.	Fine, dense	Grey, blushes orange at maturity	Cream, with orange lining seed cavity	One of the sweetest melons known: 14 to 20% sugar content. Exceptional aroma and flavor. Excellent uniformity and shelf life. High yield potential. Resistance to Fusarium races 1 & 2, and Powdery Mildew races 1 & 2.
P	Earliqueen Hybrid	75	5.5 x 5.5" Globe	3.5 lbs.	Coarse	Creamy tan	Orange	Thick flesh, great taste. 12% sugar, good texture.
Hales Best Jumbo Honeydew
	Hales Best Jumbo	86	6.5 x 7" Oval	4 - 4.5 lbs.	Heavy	Creamy tan	Salmon	Local market, home garden.
OG	Hearts of Gold	90	6.5 x 5.5" Nearly round	3.5 - 4.5 lbs.	Heavy	Tan	Deep-orange	Aromatic and very sweet flesh is thick and firm. Productive plant resists blight.
OG	Honey Dew Green Flesh	115	7.5 x 7" Oval	6 lbs.	None	Creamy white	Light green	Sweet distinct flavor. See Sweet Delight.
	Honey Rock	85	Round	3 lbs.	Coarse	Grey green	Salmon	Rind has yellow cast when mature. Coarse flesh. F
P	Minnesota Midget	60	4" round	1 - 1.5 lbs.	Fine, dense	Tan	Gold-yellow	Deceptively productive 3' vines give early, large crops. Meaty fl esh edible to the rind has a unique flavor with high sugar content
P	Sweet Delight (honey dew)	90	7.5 x 7" Slight oval	6 lbs.	None usually	Ivory white	Light green	Large, more uniform, more #1 fruits and sweeter than Honey Dew Green Flesh.
Resistant or tolerant to: F1 – Fusarium Wilt Race 1; F2 – Fusarium Wilt Race 2; F – Fusarium Wilt Race Unspecifi ed; PM – Powdery Mildew