{"product_id":"melon-pepito-f1","title":"Melon Pepito F1","description":"Unwins Melon Pepito F1 Seeds create very sweet flavour cantaloupe melons. These oval rugby ball shaped melons with deep orange succulent flesh that tastes of honey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelon Pepito is resistant to over-ripening and with good disease resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF1 Hybrid variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eSow\u003c\/b\u003e: Mar to May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvest\u003c\/b\u003e: Aug to Sep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSowing Indoors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLevel-fill a module seed tray with seed compost, firming with the base of another tray. Water well with a fine rose. Sow seeds individually on edge, 1.5 cm deep. Place in a propagator at 20 °C or cover tray with cling film and leave in a warm room. Keep moist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowing On\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen shoots appear, remove cling film. Keep seedlings in a light position, shaded from direct sunlight. When large enough to handle, transplant into 8 cm pots of potting compost. Grow on at a minimum temperature of 15 °C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanting Out\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePlant into the greenhouse border 60 cm apart, grow bags, or in 30 cm diameter containers on a sunny, sheltered, frost-free patio when first flowers have opened. Water and feed well to promote fruiting. If male flowers form (those without a swelling behind them), do not remove them as they are necessary for pollination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWater and feed regularly. Indoor crops require plenty of ventilation in summer and a climbing support for them to scramble up.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unwins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54989174276481,"sku":"WEST-30310400","price":2.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8758\/0845\/files\/d3w4nzaafdz.jpg?v=1763473508","url":"https:\/\/www.direct4pet.co.uk\/products\/melon-pepito-f1","provider":"Direct 4 Pet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}