Sowing calendar · Fruiting

Melon

Cucumis melo · Melão, Melón, Zuckermelone, Melone, meloa, melao

Calendar

Calendar for mainland Portugal.

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• Sow in traysMar–Apr
• Sow directApr–Jun
• TransplantApr–Jun
• HarvestJun–Oct

Germination

4–8 days · soil from 16 °C

Spacing

150 cm between rows · 80 cm apart

Sowing depth

2 cm

Harvest after

90–120 days

Water need

medium

Frost

frost tender

Life cycle

annual

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Seed saving

medium · keeps ~5 years

Notes

Needs heat and sun. Water less as the fruit ripens for sweeter melons; ripe ones smell sweet and slip off the stalk.

Good neighbours

Sweet cornBlack-eyed pea

Keep apart from

PotatoCucumber

Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.