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melon 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

Melon has been planted 6 times by Growstuff members.

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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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Height

40cm

Spread

130cm

Row Spacing

120cm

Photos

Melon crops

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Sunniness

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Varieties

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muskmelon

Cucumis melo
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cantaloupe

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
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honeydew melon

Cucumis melo
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watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Crop Map

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What people are saying about melons

How to save seeds

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My raspberry are flowering!

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Seeds!

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

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