Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis

Also known as cantelope (EN) cantaloup (EN) muskmelon (EN) mushmelon (EN) rockmelon (EN) sweet melon (EN) Persian melon (EN) spanspek (EN)

A variety of muskmelon

How to sow cantaloupe: Sow 2-3 seeds per peat pot indoors and transplant peat pots directly into soil when soil is warm. Thin to 1 seedling.

Sun requirement for cantaloupe: Plant in Full Sun

Cantaloupes are round melons that grow on vines and have sweet, firm, juicy, orange flesh. The rind is light-grey and reticulated (or covered in a "net-like" pattern).

5: plantings
1: harvest
2: seed packets

Growing cantaloupes

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

10 weeks

First harvest expected

10 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

10 weeks after planting

Height

40cm

Spread

150cm

Row Spacing

45cm

Grown for

fruit harvested 1 time

How members grow cantaloupes

Sunniness

Planted from

Harvested for

Plant cantaloupes with

morning glory wild tansy

Photos

Cantaloupe plantings

WhatsApp Image 2025-07-08 at 17.54.48

by dewanto 2025-07-08 0

Melon Sweet Aprillia

by dewanto 2025-08-10 0

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Where cantaloupes grow

Only plantings by members who have set their locations are shown.

What people are saying about cantaloupes

Seeds!

by oakandsage,

Yay, seeds arrived. Gonna go on a planting binge tomorrow. Especially since tomorrow is tomato day!

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Who's planted cantaloupes

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