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Melon Pear in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Solanum Muricatum

 

Melon Pear

Melon Pear has leaves resembling potato leaves, and round, oval or pear-shaped fruit that taste like a honeydew melon. The fruit can be green, white, purple, or cream with purple striping. They require warmth and humidity to grow. They won't set fruit below a night-time temperature of 18 deg. C (65 deg.F) and after pollination fruit take 30-80 days to mature. epino plants do not set fruit until the night temperatures are over 65 F. (18 C.). The fruit matures 30-80 days after pollination.

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plant Features
  • Melon Pear likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Melon Pear likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Melon Pear is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Melon Pear likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Melon Pear

Latin name

Solanum Muricatum

type

Fruiting Plant

family

Solanaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Melon Pear likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Melon Pear is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Melon Pear likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

  • Water

    Melon Pear likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom
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    When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Melon Pear is 1.00meters x 1.90meters 1.00 M 1.90 M

Solanum Muricatum

Melon Pear has leaves resembling potato leaves, and round, oval or pear-shaped fruit that taste like a honeydew melon. The fruit can be green, white, purple, or cream with purple striping. They require warmth and humidity to grow. They won't set fruit below a night-time temperature of 18 deg. C (65 deg.F) and after pollination fruit take 30-80 days to mature. epino plants do not set fruit until the night temperatures are over 65 F. (18 C.). The fruit matures 30-80 days after pollination.


Propagation by seed

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed in greenhouse in Spring for planting out under glass in early Summer. Sow seeds on edge in good seed compost, individually in pots.

 

Planting

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Plant in a greenhouse in early Spring in pots, and keep in the greenhouse for the first year, after which it can be planted outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Over-winter in the greenhouse

 

Flowering

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Flowers appear from late Summer to early Autumn

 
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