Minnesota gardeners get the best results with short-season muskmelon and cantaloupe types bred to ripen fast in cool-summer climates.

Melons go into Michigan ground after the soil has warmed past 65°F, which usually lands in late May to early June across the Lower Peninsula.

Michigan’s growing season runs long enough for fast melons, not long enough for slow ones.

Massachusetts melon growers work within a last-spring-frost band of April 1 to April 8 and a first-fall-frost band of November 3 to November 14 at the…

For Massachusetts gardens, the smart bet is short-season muskmelons (cantaloupes) bred for northern climates, paired with compact icebox watermelons.

Melons need warm soil more than they need a calendar date, so the real window in Maryland runs from early May through early June for most of the state…

Maryland’s melon growers do best with short-to-mid-season cantaloupe and muskmelon varieties (75 to 85 days) and compact “icebox” watermelons rather than…

Manitoba’s frost dates put melon transplants in the ground close to May 23, the average last spring frost recorded at Winnipeg’s Richardson International…

Short-season melons are the only realistic bet in Manitoba: cantaloupe and muskmelon types bred for 65 to 80 days, plus a handful of icebox watermelons…

In coastal southern Maine, start melon seeds indoors in early April and move transplants outside between April 22 and May 1, once the last-frost risk has…