Eden's Gem Melon
Historic Variety
- Organic
- Fruits grow to softball size
- Flesh is green and skin is netted
- Complex, spicy flavor
- 65-80 days
- ±1,100 seeds/oz
Item Details
(aka Eden Gem, Rocky Ford Eden Gem) Early maturing variety developed in 1905 at Rocky Ford, Colorado as a “crate melon.” Amy Goldman, author of Melons for the Passionate Grower, claims this is one of her all-time favorites and “may cause drooling.” Softball-sized netted fruits weigh in at about 1 pound. Complex spicy flavor. 65-80 days. ±1,100 seeds/oz.
Learn to Grow Eden's Gem Melon
Direct Seed: 1" Deep
Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds
Thin: To 3-4 Plants
Light: Full Sun
Instructions - Melons love heat. Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Space hills 6' apart in all directions. Seeds will germinate in 4-10 days. Can also be started indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost.
Ratings & Reviews
2 reviews
Great Melon!
by Joseph
Delicious! Small melons with a large seed cavity but a heavy producer. No problem with splitting. This will be a staple in my garden.
Sweet, complex, great in the north
by Jan
This is my second year growing Eden Gem in zone 4b. Last year I seeded directly into the soil and covered it with black plastic; this year, I planted seeds in one very large plastic pot and a 15-gallon grow bag. Last Saturday (8-6-22), I harvested 2 melons, sweet and complex in flavor. Six small melons on the vine of the grow-bag plant; the other, planted only 2 weeks ago, have masses of flowers and very happy bumblebees.
My Gems don’t slip from their stems; the stems are still green and juicy when the melons ripen. But they go in a single day from green rind beneath their netting to pale gold. When that happens, I pounce.