USDA Hardiness zone	4-10 Help
Life cycle	Annual
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Leaves	Deciduous
Height	1.5
Layer	Vines
Utility	Ground cover
Edible parts	Fruit, Seed, Flowers
Family	Cucurbitaceae
Alternate name	Musk melon
Days to maturity	60-75
Spacing	92cm
Germination time	4-10 days
Plants For A Future	🔗

Created: 2020-11-13 18:50:55 UTC
Last updated: 2022-11-09 15:56:33 UTC by permabot

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Cantaloupe Melon

Cucumis melo cantalupensis

Propagation - Direct sowing

Direct so after danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Plant in hills spaced 16cm apart.

Propagation - Transplant

Start seeds indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost.

Links

Cantaloupe @ Seedsavers

Cantaloupe slices — 🔗 Cantaloupe slices

Varieties

Minnesota midget

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May 30, 2022 19:00 Planted several melons today. Direct sown into the new raised bed, and into some large pots. Varieties were zombie cantaloupe, blacktail watermelon, golden midget watermelon

May 29, 2022 11:22 For some reason the watermelon seeds didn't germinate. There were a few cantaloupe starts that I planted into the herb garden.

May 06, 2022 16:14 Sowed a selection of melons and squash into 5" pots. Left in DIY germination chamber.

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