All melons are Cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae).
The cucurbit family includes species such as the gourd, watermelons, cantaloupes, squash, and pumpkins.
Melons grow from seed in hot dry climates.
On a trailing vine and optimum temperatures ensure a necessary balance between fruit growth and vine growth.
Bright sunny days favour sugar accumulation in the melon.
Fyffes melons are sourced from Brazil in the Rio Grande do Norte province where Fyffes is a 60% shareholder of Nolem – Brazil’s largest exporter of winter season melons into Europe. Other melons come from regions of Central America.
