Yard and garden: Growing melons AMES, Iowa – Home gardeners have watched melon vines fill considerable garden space while anticipating harvest time. Most watermelon varieties produce mature fruit 75 to 95 days after seeding and 42 to 45 days after pollination. Cantaloupe requires 35 to 45 days to mature from flowering, depending on the temperature. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach tell how to ...
Aug. 3, 2013 - Muscatine Journal