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Athena Hybrid Cantaloupe Seed

A Favorite Across the U.S.!

Athena Hybrid Cantaloupe Seed

A Favorite Across the U.S.!

Highest-quality cantaloupe with 5 to 6 pound fruits have outstanding flavor and aroma. Firm, salmon-colored flesh holds well after harvest. Vigorous, high-yielding plants. You won't be disappointed! 75 DAYS.

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Botanical Name: Cucumis melo 'Athena'
Height: 2 - 3 feet.
Spacing: 3 inches.
Depth: 1 inch.
Spread: Vine.
Light Required: Full Sun
Size: 25 Seed Pkt
Blooms: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, All Summer
Days To Maturity: 46 Days
Zone: 3-9

Germination: 10 - 20 days.
Form: Vegetable, fruits, cantaloupe (muskmelon).
Flower Form: Small yellowflowers.
Soil Requirements: Sandy Soil
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
Seed Count: Approximately 25 seeds per packet.
Foliage: Green foliage.
Comments: Athena Hybrid is an early maturing Eastern melon in a class of it's own. Athena has consistently delivered at the top for fresh color, flavor, aroma, firmness, and shelf life after harvest. Pick at full slip for best quality. Superior flavor with outsta

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Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

Fall 2020 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	SEEDS
1A to 4A	6/18 - 10/30
4B	6/18 - 10/30
5A	6/18 - 10/30
5B	6/18 - 10/30
6A	6/18 - 10/30
6B	6/18 - 10/30
7A	6/18 - 10/30
7B	6/18 - 10/30
8A & B	6/18 - 10/30
9A & B	6/18 - 10/30
10A & B	6/18 - 10/30
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones:10/26/2020

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.