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
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Melon
  • Cantaloupe

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-07-15
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-08-02
There is one bite missing
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-06-25

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Comments:
  • Posted by poisondartfrog (SE Kentucky - Zone 7a) on Aug 4, 2014 8:00 AM concerning plant:
    The small flowered plants are vigorous and set many two person sized melons. In my garden the flavor was sweet with a slight bitter aftertaste and otherwise flavorless.

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