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Citrullus lanatus
Early Yellow Moonbeam is a small, sweet watermelon that matures super early even in the cooler summers of northern gardens. This is one of the best varieties for an assured crop of sweet and tasty melons. The flesh is a striking bright lemon yellow. We like to trellis our melons to save space and allow for creative companion planting. Early Yellow Moonbeam was bred by Dr. Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds in Corvallis, Oregon. He dehybridized the variety Yellow Doll, a very early and productive F1 hybrid. He captured all of the best traits into this beautiful, sugar sweet, early maturing and stabilized open pollinated gem.
Growing Instructions:
Direct seed after last frost or start indoors in trays 3-4 weeks before last frost. Transplant out after last frost when melon plants when roots have developed enough to hold the soil around them when pulled out of the trays. Plant 18” apart in rows 5-6 feet apart.
Put a hearty helping of compost and a sprinkle of wood ash in each planting hole at time of transplant. A fall or spring leguminous cover crops would benefit the crop greatly as well.
Recommended soil pH between 6-6.8
Harvest:
Watermelons are ready to harvest when the tendril dies. We highly recommend growing under hoops and remay until flowering begins. This is the key to success with melons in northern regions and cooler microclimates.
