Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe
Melon - V01
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Full Sun (6+ hr)
Part Sun (4-6 hr)
Shade (up to 4 hr)
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
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Pet Friendly
Grown in a 3.5 inch pot
A flavorful melon with sweet juicy thick orange flesh. All melons need a warm area to grow. Supply plenty of water when the plant is growing, flowering and setting fruit. Once fruit develops reduce water to get sweeter fruit. Fruit averages 5 lbs.
Harvest only when ripe. The fruit will not ripen off of the vine. You can tell if it is ready if there is a slight crack in the vine where the fruit attaches and the fruit comes off easily from the vine with finger pressure.
Water Requirements: Average
Exposure: Sun
Days to Harvest: 78
Spacing: 90 cm
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