| Scientific Name | Cucumis melo |
| Growing Days | 80-90 |
| Varieties We Grow | Hale’s Best |
| Growing Notes | Cantaloupes grow well if you trellis them. The vines will climb. It also helps to keep some of the fruit off of the ground out of easy reach of the resident critters. |
| Battle of the Bugs | Everything that gets the cucumber plant goes after the cantaloupes too (and groundhogs love them). Sigh… |
| Fun Fact | Did you know that the cantaloupe we think of is not actually a true cantaloupe? Apparently our “cantaloupes” are actually a type of muskmelon (real cantaloupe has a rough, warty rind and isn’t really available in the U.S.). Who knew? |
| Don’t Waste It! | Cantaloupe has a pretty narrow window of peak ripeness (just a couple days). Don’t let a ripe one sit on the counter too long! |
