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Practical Horticulture for Busy People.
Muskmelons
About This Plant...
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Genus and species:
Cucumis melo var. reticulatus
Growing Season:
summer
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
3-4 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
2 weeks after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
2 weeks after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
3-10 days
Germination temp.:
75-95 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
1/2 inch
Days to maturity:
75-110 days
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
12-24 inches
Spacing between rows:
60-84 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
cucumber beetle, squash vine borer, pickleworm
Diseases:
bacterial wilt, anthracnose, downy mildew
Harvest:
allow to ripen on the vine; when ripe, a muskmelon develops a crack at the point of attachment to the stem and will slip off easily
Growing tips:
melons thrive in heat and need lots of room to grow
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