When to Plant Melons in Rhode Island
Rhode Island gardeners should start melon seeds indoors around mid-April and move transplants outside once the last frost risk has passed, generally from…
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Rhode Island gardeners should start melon seeds indoors around mid-April and move transplants outside once the last frost risk has passed, generally from…
Rhode Island’s best bets are short-season cantaloupe and muskmelon types that mature in 75 to 85 days.
In Quebec, start melon seeds indoors around late April and transplant outdoors only after the frost risk has genuinely passed, generally the third week…
Short-season muskmelons and cantaloupes bred for cool climates are the safest bet in Quebec, given a mean frost-free window of about five months and…
Start melon seeds indoors around late April, then transplant outside only after May 16, the average last spring frost at the Charlottetown reference…
Short-season muskmelon and cantaloupe types, bred for cool summers and maturing in roughly 65 to 75 days from transplant, are the safest bet for Prince…
Pennsylvania’s melon window sits between two moving targets: a last spring frost that falls somewhere between March 29 and April 6 near Philadelphia, and…
Pick short-season cantaloupe or icebox watermelon varieties over long-season honeydews and giant watermelons if you’re anywhere outside the Philadelphia…
Melons in Oregon go in the ground after the last spring frost has cleared, which west of the Cascades runs from March 6 to March 21 in most years.
West of the Cascades, Oregon’s growing season runs long but never gets very hot.