A hybrid, Sugar Baby type, FIREBALL produces high yields of consistently uniform fruit.
A vigorous plant with a good canopy, FIREBALL can be grown for early or main season production.
The fruit of FIREBALL have a deep red flesh which contrasts well with the dark green rind. Flesh is firm and very sweet with excellent eating qualities.
FIREBALL has shown good tolerance to hollowing, important for markets who wish to display cut fruit.
Fruit set is excellent and melons will typically mature around 12 weeks from transplanting.
Rind colour is very dark green with no stripe
Deep red flesh colour
Round fruit shape
6-8kg fruit weight.
Fresh market
Process market
1M,10M,50M