Cantaloupe
Cucumis melo
Planting + spacing
- Days to harvest
- 80 days – 100 days
- Harvest window
- 14 days
- Spacing in row
- 36"
- Row spacing
- 72"
Sun + water
- Sun hours
- 6 hrs – 8 hrs
- Water per week
- 2"
- Container friendly
- Prefers beds
Companions
Plant with
corn sweet, marigold french, nasturtium, radish
Avoid
cucumber slicing, cucumber pickling, potato russet
Next steps
Add cantaloupe to one of your gardens to generate spacing-aware layouts and watering reminders based on your zone.
Post-harvest storage tip
Store whole melons at room temperature until cut; refrigerate cut fruit and use within 3 days.
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