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 Welcome
to Honeydew Organization
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| Orange-fleshed
honey dew - scientific name: Cucumis melo - Honeydew
fruit is known for having superior food safety, food quality,
and fruit marketability attributes compared to orange-fleshed
netted muskmelon (cantaloupe). One serving of honeydew
melon provides an excellent source of Vitamin C and Vitamin
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How
Do Melons Grow? Melons are a warm-weather annual
plant sensitive to cold temperatures at any stage of growth.
In fact, seeded melons germinate best under hotter temperatures,
up to 95 F, and can tolerate temperatures in excess of
100 F. In California, melons go to market beginning in
May with a continuous supply through October, peaking
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Receip
for Rainbow Melons
A serving of melons is one-half cup cubed melon. This
is about the size of one cupped handful. Eat a variety
of colorful fruits and vegetables throughout the day
to reach your total daily needs.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup watermelon balls
- 1 cup cantaloupe balls
- 1 cup honeydew melon balls
- Serving Size: 6 - 1/2 cup each
- Use a melon baller to scoop melons to make a nice
presentation for serving.
Enjoy
a Slice of Melon History
Cantaloupes were named after the Roman town of Cantalupo
in Italy where they were grown in abundance. Melons
were first cultivated in Persia and northern Africa
nearly 4,000 years ago, and later by ancient Greeks
and Romans.
Introduced to western and northern
Europe during the Middle Ages, melons were harvested
by the Spaniards and later the French and British.
Christopher Columbus brought
over the first melon seeds to North America on his second
expedition, while watermelons arrived with African slaves.
In 1683, the melon was introduced
to California by Spanish missionaries.
Melons and watermelons were
grown almost exclusively in home gardens until the first
half of the 20th century, when more disease and wilt-resistant
cultivars were developed by the USDA
Melons are members of the gourd
family.
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