A French 19th century heirloom melon (aka Golden Perfection). Very tender with a flavour reminiscent of mix of honeydew and pineapple. Flesh is pale green at the rind changing to coral pink at the seeds. Good size fruit and quite resistant to mildew. ... Learn More

A unique, elongated oriental early melon with white, crisp, sweet and fragrant flesh. This tiny, delicious, gourmet melon is rarely found in markets. The yellow skin is lined with silvery furrows, and is so thin it can be peeled like an apple. ... Learn More

This early variety has small, cricket-ball-sized fruits of a pound or more, with a complex spicy flavour, green flesh, and a heavily netted skin. Amy Goldman, author of 'Melons for the Passionate Grower', says this variety 'may cause drooling' 65-80 days. ... Learn More

This early ripening Italian variety of cantaloupe, Eldoraro produces round/oval fruit weighing a couple of pounds with netted pale lemon skin and darker green sutures. The flesh itself is rich orange and very sweet as suggested by its name whilst this variety is resistant to fusarium and powdery mildew. ... Learn More

A very early-maturing plant, producing many small, delicious-flavoured fruits of 4 to 5 inches in diameter. An excellent 'designer' American melon, fruit slips off when ripe, developed at the University of Minnesota around 1948. ... Learn More

Very attractive watermelon growing up to 40 lb in weight. The bright red flesh is excellent tasting but it is the appearance of the rind which makes this melon stand out (and also gives it its name). The thick ridged dark green rind is speckled with yellow irregular splotches as are the leaves. ... Learn More

A 17th century French heirloom originally from the garden of the Bishop of Rennes. An early variety which is well adapted to cooler climates. The fruit are smooth-skinned with slight ribbing and weigh about 2 lbs while the orange flesh has a superb sweet flavour, fine texture and delightful scent. ... Learn More

The name translates as 'Toad Skin' and the skin of this Spanish-style melon does indeed resemble this amphibian with its mottled green skin with flecks of yellow and wrinkles when ripe. However, the reason vast areas of La Mancha are dedicated to growing this variety is its incredible sweet taste which many people think resembles a water melon. The white flesh itself is similar to a honeydew with just a hint of gold around the seed cavity. ... Learn More

Sometimes also known as Queen Anne's Pocket Melon, this very fragrant white-fleshed, long-established heirloom variety has quite small apple-sized fruits with an attractive yellow and orange-red striped skin. ... Learn More

A hybrid variety has been developed to grow well under cooler conditions than those favoured by most watermelons. This vigorous and strong plant has a long harvesting period producing large round fruit (weighing 6-9kg) with a uniform dark green skin colour and sweet, intense red flesh. ... Learn More

A famous American heirloom melon with really big netted fruits with a thick rind which are packed with cantaloupey flavour. Sown early this real beauty will give a long succession of sweet globes which you can use for fruit salads, smoothies, and breakfasts. ... Learn More

The most amazing looking melon you can grow with fruits that are vibrant yellow with brilliant fire-red, zigzag stripes. They are also the most fragrant melons you can taste, with a rich, sweet, intoxicating aroma that will fill a room. Small fruits weigh up to 0.5 kilos each, the vigorous, large, sprawling plants yielding heavily, producing a surprisingly heavy yield of the slightly oblong, baseball-sized fruits, even in dry conditions, as this heirloom came from an Armenian market located in a dry mountain valley. ... Learn More