When to Plant Cantaloupe in Zone 10B
USDA Zone
10B
Cities Covered
182
Avg Last Frost
Friday, January 15, 2027
Plant Type
Indoor Start
📅 Planting Calendar for Zone 10B
Start Seeds Indoors Friday, December 18, 2026
Transplant Outdoors Friday, January 29, 2027
Pro Tip: Start Cantaloupe seeds indoors 4 weeks before your last frost date for best results.
🌿 Plant Details
Scientific Name Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Days to Maturity 80 days
Sun Requirements Full Sun (8+ hours)
Plant Spacing 48" apart
🤝 Companion Plants for Cantaloupe
Good Companions
CornSunflowerMarigold
Avoid Planting Near
CucumberPotato
Cities in Zone 10B
Los Angeles, California West Hollywood, California Beverly Hills, California Compton, California Culver City, California Downey, California El Segundo, California Gardena, California Hawthorne, California Huntington Park, California Lawndale, California Lynwood, California Malibu, California Manhattan Beach, California Maywood, California Pacific Palisades, California Palos Verdes Peninsula, California Rancho Palos Verdes, California Redondo Beach, California South Gate, California Topanga, California Marina Del Rey, California Inglewood, California San Diego, California Coronado, California San Ysidro, California San Francisco, California Miami, Florida Hollywood, Florida Pembroke Pines, Florida Homestead, Florida Pompano Beach, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Weston, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida North Palm Beach, Florida Boynton Beach, Florida Boca Raton, Florida Delray Beach, Florida Lake Worth, Florida Hobe Sound, Florida Jupiter, Florida Loxahatchee, Florida Pahokee, Florida Palm Beach, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Bay Pines, Florida Clearwater Beach, Florida Seminole, Florida Largo, Florida Indian Rocks Beach, Florida Belleair Beach, Florida Fort Myers, Florida North Fort Myers, Florida Cape Coral, Florida Boca Grande, Florida Bokeelia, Florida Fort Myers Beach, Florida Pineland, Florida Placida, Florida Rotonda West, Florida Saint James City, Florida Sanibel, Florida Port Charlotte, Florida Naples, Florida Vanderbilt Beach, Florida Bonita Springs, Florida Chokoloskee, Florida Everglades City, Florida Goodland, Florida Ochopee, Florida Marco Island, Florida Bradenton, Florida Cortez, Florida Anna Maria, Florida Bradenton Beach, Florida Holmes Beach, Florida Englewood, Florida Longboat Key, Florida Jensen Beach, Florida Palm City, Florida Port Salerno, Florida Stuart, Florida South Padre Island, Texas Bell, California Bell Gardens, California Torrance, California Whittier, California La Mirada, California Montebello, California Norwalk, California Pico Rivera, California Santa Fe Springs, California Avalon, California Bellflower, California Harbor City, California Lakewood, California Lomita, California Paramount, California San Pedro, California Sunset Beach, California Surfside, California Wilmington, California Carson, California Signal Hill, California Long Beach, California Altadena, California Tujunga, California Pasadena, California La Crescenta, California Agoura Hills, California Calabasas, California Westlake Village, California Thousand Oaks, California Oak Park, California City Of Industry, California El Monte, California South El Monte, California Hacienda Heights, California La Puente, California Monterey Park, California Rosemead, California Alhambra, California Bonita, California Chula Vista, California Imperial Beach, California La Mesa, California Lemon Grove, California National City, California Spring Valley, California Cardiff By The Sea, California Carlsbad, California Del Mar, California El Cajon, California La Jolla, California Camp Pendleton, California Solana Beach, California Fallbrook, California Temecula, California Irvine, California Huntington Beach, California Laguna Niguel, California Foothill Ranch, California Capistrano Beach, California Corona Del Mar, California Costa Mesa, California Dana Point, California Lake Forest, California Laguna Hills, California East Irvine, California Laguna Beach, California Aliso Viejo, California Newport Coast, California Newport Beach, California San Clemente, California San Juan Capistrano, California Silverado, California Trabuco Canyon, California Westminster, California Rancho Santa Margarita, California Mission Viejo, California Ladera Ranch, California Santa Ana, California Fountain Valley, California Anaheim, California Atwood, California Fullerton, California Garden Grove, California Orange, California Placentia, California Carpinteria, California Oxnard, California Port Hueneme, California Point Mugu Nawc, California Port Hueneme Cbc Base, California Summerland, California Santa Barbara, California Big Sur, California Daly City, California South San Francisco, California Oakland, California Honokaa, Hawaii
Other Plants for Zone 10B
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Growing Cantaloupe in USDA Zone 10B
Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis) grows well in USDA Hardiness Zone 10B. This zone includes cities like Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and 179 more.
The average last frost date for Zone 10B is around Friday, January 15, 2027. For best results, start your Cantaloupe seeds indoors around Friday, December 18, 2026, then transplant outdoors around Friday, January 29, 2027.
Expect to harvest your Cantaloupe approximately 80 days after planting.