General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Cantaloupe

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Date: 2020-08-04
Location: My garden in Bark River, MI
Date: 2023-09-19
Shown on a cutting board measuring 8-1/2 x 11"

Date: 2021-07-29
Uploaded by SoCalGardenNut

Date: 2021-07-08
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2022-06-07

Date: 2020-07-26

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