- Iroquois melons are wilt resistant, ship and store well, and are easy to grow.
Iroquois melons are wilt resistant and easy to grow at home. Skin is thick, deeply ribbed and heavily netted with a gray-green color. Flesh is deep salmon colored. Melons grow to be 7 inches by 6 inches and weigh 5-7 lbs. Sow seeds directly in full sun in the spring. Seeds should be sown 1: below the soil surface with hills spaced 12: apart. Melons are ready for harvest after 75-90 days, or when they appear to reach their full size. These melons ship and store well. Iroquois melons are wilt resistant and easy to grow at home. Skin is thick, deeply ribbed and heavily netted with a gray-green color. Flesh is deep salmon colored. Melons grow to be 7 inches by 6 inches and weigh 5-7 lbs.