Melon ‘Sucrine de Tours’ – French Heritage Variety
10 seeds
A traditional French heritage melon, Sucrine de Tours is prized for its smooth, pale green skin and exceptionally sweet, fragrant orange flesh. Producing small to medium-sized fruits, this variety has long been grown in kitchen gardens for its reliable performance and rich flavour.
It is especially well suited to greenhouse growing in cooler climates.
Key characteristics
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French heritage melon
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Small to medium round fruits
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Smooth, pale green skin
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Sweet, aromatic orange flesh
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Excellent dessert quality
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Botanical name: Cucumis melo
Growing information
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Sow under cover in spring
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Grow in a greenhouse or warm, sheltered outdoor position
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Requires fertile soil and regular watering
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Harvest when fruits are fragrant and slip easily from the vine
In the kitchen
Sucrine de Tours is perfect for fresh eating and summer desserts, offering a rich sweetness and delicate aroma.
This packet contains enough seed to produce enough for the whole family , These seeds will be packaged in clear sealed bags, fully labeled with all EU seed requirements, photo, quantity of seed, packaged date etc. These will then be enclosed in our pictorial envelope together with growing tips and hints and suggestions for successful germination
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