Melon

Cucumis melo

How to sow melon: Direct seed. If planting indoors, use peat pots and harden off before transplanting seedlings outside.

Sun requirement for melon: Plant in Full Sun

Melons are a group of species in the Cucurbitaceae family. They produce sweet fruits that grow on sprawling vines. Types of melons include: watermelons, cantaloupe, honeydew, casaba, and crenshaw. More growing information is available in individual species entries.

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Growing melons

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

8 weeks

Height

40cm

Spread

130cm

Row Spacing

120cm

How members grow melons

Sunniness

Planted from

Varieties of melon

muskmelon

Cucumis melo

cantaloupe

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis

honeydew melon

Cucumis melo

watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

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Melon crops

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Where melons grow

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What people are saying about melons

How to save seeds

by shiny,

Beans, peas and corn: remove husks and allow seeds to dry out – this may take a couple of weeks, then remove casings and store.

Pumpkins and melons: seeds need to be washed and set aside to dry for a week or so before …

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by oakandsage,

My raspberry are flowering!

Anyone whose english pea plants yield spherical peas must be a saint. I only get spherical peas if I miss a pod. In the evening I sit out in the garden and eat peas until there is nothing worth eating left on the plant. Then I am done…