{"product_id":"melon-petit-gris-de-rennes","title":"Melon 'Petit Gris de Rennes' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePetit Gris de Rennes is the melon to try if you have never grown one in a British summer: it ripens early, stays compact and repays you with small, intensely sweet fruit.\u003c\/strong\u003e The round melons have mottled grey-green skin that warms to gold as they ripen, around deep orange, juicy flesh with a rich, brown-sugar sweetness. This charentais-type heirloom from Brittany is listed in Slow Food's Ark of Taste. \u003cem\u003eCucumis melo\u003c\/em\u003e 'Petit Gris de Rennes' makes vines of about 90 cm to 1.2 m, so it fits a greenhouse border, a growbag or a large container.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors mid April to May at 20 to 25°C, one seed per small pot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow about 2 cm deep, with the seed on its edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination takes 5 to 10 days in warmth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlant into a greenhouse, polytunnel or cold frame in late May, or outdoors from mid June in a warm, sheltered, sunny spot with rich soil.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVines reach 90 cm to 1.2 m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest August to September, roughly 80 to 90 days from sowing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTender annual: it needs warmth and will not tolerate frost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 10 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse our full range of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003efruit, vegetable and flower seeds\u003c\/a\u003e, find more unusual crops among our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/exotic-edibles\"\u003eexotic edibles\u003c\/a\u003e, or get it with alpine strawberry and cape gooseberry in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/tuttifrutti\"\u003eUnusual Fruits seed collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915712106879,"sku":"PS1039","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/0b2e5c5011a6a6be370ad3c003409abc9663fac2d8aa963efca26a95b2c72d44.jpg?v=1792743677","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/melon-petit-gris-de-rennes","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}