Cantalope Charentais

A wonderfully aromatic cantalope variety. The Charentais is an heirloom from Poitou-Charentes region of France c. 1920. Plants produce 2lb fruit about the size of a grapefruit. When it's harvest time, look for fruit that has begun to loose it's green tint and has started to lighten. The fruit should almost slip right off the vine.