Description

Melon Trifecta
Cucumis melo var. reticulatus

Orange-fleshed melon. Sweet, strong flavour. Firm texture ideal for fruit salad. 15 to 20 cm diameter, 1 to 1.5 kg, uniform. Very productive and resistant to downy mildew. A recent variety developed by Michael Mazourek of Cornell University, New York, in the 2010s. 83 days.

Full sun, well drained and rich soil. Sow indoors 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost. 1 cm deep. 30 cm between plants. Protect from cold nights at the beginning and end of the season.

Germination: 86% en décembre 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.

Note
In our zone 4, we often tend to prefer early varieties to make sure they have time to ripen. The Trifecta melon caught our eye not for its earliness, but for its resistance to downy mildew. During the 2025 season, we started harvesting it at the beginning of September, when Gnadenfeld, Ha’Ogen and Tip Top had already produced all they had to offer. Its resistance adds a kind of “crop insurance”, if you like. This makes it a very nice variety to complement the early varieties and extend the pleasure. We were able to enjoy it for 3 weeks, until the first ground frost arrived on September 18th.