I tossed all the seeds from a cantaloupe in the back of the yard, covered with dirt and am watering it a little. May do nothing or I may have a bumper crop. I LOVE Cantaloupe!

Make sure you keep the soil moist until they germinate. They can withstand a little drought once they get bigger, but they prefer a good dose of water... I have Minnesota Midget and Hale's Best growing right now.

Okay...I didn't even dry out the seeds but I am watering them twice a day. Worth a try. Do they take over a yard like watermelon do?

They certainly can - lol. But you can sort of train the vines to go where you want them to go!

I have the perfect spot for them to take over.

Go for it!

I put cantaloupe in my compost. One year, at my old house, I scattered the compost. Actually had a few edible cantaloupes grow from that "happy mistake".

Little shocked here: This morning I found this on Day 3!

I made a little tent for it...it will get morning sun and very very late afternoon sun. I was afraid to allow the sun to cook it before it gets growing.

Kelly? Susie?

Ready for this?????

Love the shoes! Just keep those little guys watered - they'll grow in no time. Provide as much pm shade as possible.

Thanks Kelly....going to check on them right now. I feel like a new mama.

Day 4
I am shocked.

My makeshift shade structure. I am keeping a table cloth over it so there is not afternoon sun shining on the seedlings.

Can you guess this is my first melon.....or fruit ever grown?

LOL - good job MelonMommy! Once they get their first set of true leaves you're gonna want to thin to maybe a couple plants. The vines get pretty big!

INVASIVE JUNGLE VINES at Boo's garden!!!!! Wooooooo Hooooooo.

Okay, who wants some melon seedlings? 85022 zip code.

Day 5.
I know some of your are lurking...because you've told me so!

Any news on the babies today?

Here is what they might become...

This is a Hale's Best cantaloupe direct seeded 3/21 - almost ready to harvest and devour...

Oops - so excited I forgot the picture.

And this is my friend Minnesota Midget - these are awesome! Baseball to softball sized, they are sweet with almost no rind. These will slip from the vine when ripe!

Day 6
No "true" leaves but they are getting big! Yummy! How long till I get fruit?

Kelly, yours are beautiful! The one from the grocery that these are offspring from look like the top photo. So it sounds like the cantaloupes are about 3 months away for me to enjoy eating.

Do I fertilize at some point? Cover with sheets? WHAT??????