Tags: Certified Organic Open Pollinated
Growing Practices: No Pesticides No Herbicides No Fungicides No Synthetic Fertilizers
Latin Name: Cucumis melo
Days to Maturity: 88
Description:
Netted 3-4 pound fruits that keep well and hold up well in the field. Very sweet medium orange interior. In trials at Twin Oaks Seed Farm we have found Edisto 47 to have the best all-around Downy Mildew resistance. We've been producing seed of this variety for several years, selecting for sweetness, good appearance, and bacterial wilt resistance. Longer season than many melons. From Clemson, 1965. 33 seeds/g. Grown by Living Energy Farm and Twin Oaks Seed Farm. Certified Organic.
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Are Edisto 47 and Trifecta melons also resistant to powdery mildew?
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I ordered both Edisto 47 and Trifecta melon seeds. Can you grow both on a trellis? Do they have tendrils to climb? My space is limited. Thank you.
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You can trellis melons (I haven't), but you have to help train the vines and tie them to the trellis.
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Posted by Common Wealth Seed Growers Cooperative on 05/23/2019
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What's the vine length for this variety? Do you grow the Edisto 47 melon on the ground or on a trellis? Do you need to do anything to keep the melons from touching the soil to avoid the slugs?
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I grow this variety in rows six feet apart and they cover the whole ground. I haven't experimented with trellising or even mulching for muskmelon. I find that Edisto 47 holds up pretty well to resting on the soil. Pick the melons when they start to change color and slip fairly easily off the vine.
Edmund for CWSG
Posted by Common Wealth Seed Growers Cooperative on 09/01/2018
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Please recommend some melon varieties which could survive the July-August rains as well as slug's attacks. Melons with strong tendrils and climbing vines would be able to avoid slugs. Otherwise melons lying on the ground tend to be attacked by slugs as well as other pests. Thank you.
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I find that Edisto 47 and Trifecta both hold up well to growing on the ground in contact with soil. They are both good keepers and don't tend to go bad in the field before ripening. Trifecta is slightly earlier, smaller, firmer (very firm texture) and more sutured. Edisto 47 is more downy mildew resistant, larger, and more netted. Both have good sweetness and eating quality. Edmund for CWSG
Posted by Common Wealth Seed Growers Cooperative on 09/01/2018
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Is Edisto 47 open-pollinated or is it a hybrid?
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Edisto 47 is Open-Pollinated.
Posted by Common Wealth Seed Growers Cooperative on 09/07/2016
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Louisa, VA,
United States (Zone 7a)
Established in 2014
14.00
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