{"product_id":"piel-de-sapo-melon-santa-claus-christmas-melon-cucumis-melo-green-yellow-fruit-seeds","title":"Piel de Sapo Melon (Santa Claus \/ Christmas Melon) Cucumis Melo Green Yellow Fruit Seeds","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"1031\"\u003eBring a taste of the Mediterranean to your garden with \u003cstrong data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"820\"\u003ePiel de Sapo Melon Seeds\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"836\"\u003eCucumis melo\u003c\/em\u003e), also known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"868\"\u003eSanta Claus\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"891\"\u003eChristmas Melon\u003c\/strong\u003e. This classic heirloom variety is prized for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"978\"\u003esweet, aromatic, pale-green flesh\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1028\"\u003edistinctive mottled green-and-yellow rind\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1360\"\u003eIts Spanish name means “toad skin,” referring to the melon’s unique textured rind, which helps it \u003cstrong data-start=\"1131\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003estore for weeks after harvest\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it an ideal late-season fruit. 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