Short-season melons are the safer bet almost everywhere in Wisconsin. That means compact muskmelon and cantaloupe types built to ripen in 70 to 80 days…

Melons go into West Virginia ground only after the soil has actually warmed, which in most of the state means late May, not the calendar date of the last…

West Virginia’s mix of short summers and modest heat favors melons that finish fast: short-season cantaloupes and muskmelons maturing in 70 to 85 days…

In western Washington, melons go into the ground once soil is reliably warm, typically late May into early June, well after the last spring frost of…

Western Washington’s cool, maritime summers make cantaloupe and muskmelon types the realistic pick for most home gardens here, chosen for short…

Melon seed goes into Virginia ground only after the soil itself has warmed, not simply after the last frost has passed.

Virginia’s long, warm coastal season handles nearly every melon type well, but quick-to-mature cantaloupes and muskmelons are the safest bet statewide.

In Vermont, melons go into the ground as transplants, not seeds, and only after the frost risk tied to the region’s late spring has passed, generally…

Vermont’s growing season runs long enough for melons on paper, but the state rarely delivers the sustained heat that ripens the big vines.

Melons in Utah go in the ground after the last spring frost passes, which at the Salt Lake City reference station runs from April 12 to April 29, but…