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How to Grow Cantaloupe

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🌿 Plant Overview

Scientific Name Cucumis melo
Category vegetable
Days to Maturity 75 days
Starting Method Start Indoors

☀️ Growing Requirements

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Sun

Full Sun

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Water

Regular

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Germination

7-14 days

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About Cantaloupe

Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) is a popular garden vegetable. It's best started indoors 4 weeks before your last frost date, then transplanted outdoors 2 weeks after the last frost.

Expect your Cantaloupe to be ready for harvest in approximately 75 days from planting.

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