Crenshaw melons are oblong with skin of a pale, creamy yellow color. 
The flesh is orange, creamy, sweet, and very aromatic, among the very 
best of all melon types. 110 days. The Crenshaw melon is a hybrid 
cross between the cantaloupe and casaba melons. The Crenshaw melon 
is sweet in flavor and has a yellow-green appearance. This melon is 
softer than many other types,and weighs around six pounds. 6 to 10 
pound fruit ripens to yellow outside with thick, salmon colored flesh. 
An excellent source of 
Vitamin C. 

The Crenshaw melon seeds will need full sun to thrive, and can be planted 
indoors and transplanted outside after six weeks. Alternatively, the seeds 
can be directly planted outside two weeks after the last frost in the spring. 
The seeds should be sown one inch deep, four to six feet apart, in loose soil. 
While growing, the melons will need regular and even growing. When the melons 
have reached their full size, watering should be stopped while the melons mature. 
After about one hundred and ten days, the melons will be ripe and should easily 
slide off the vine.