Melons

Melons

Growing melons at home from seedlings is a delightful venture that will allow you to enjoy the juicy sweetness of homegrown fruit. With a little care and attention, you can look forward to a plentiful harvest of delicious melons ripe for enjoying fresh or incorporating into a variety of culinary creations.

We aim to help your garden thrive!  From selecting the finest non-GMO seeds to employing organic farming practices, we take every step to promote the well-being of your plants.  We grow in compost based mix, apply a wide range of prebiotics and inoculants, and harden them off before selling them. And the care we use shows. We’ve developed a cult following for our healthy, vigorous seedlings, with folks coming back year after year because ours establish quickly, grow faster and yield more than others' plants.

Proper Care for Sweet, Juicy Melons
Choose a sunny location with fertile, well-drained soil for planting, ensuring adequate spacing between plants to allow for ample growth and airflow. 

Cantaloupe, with its sweet, aromatic flesh and tender texture, is a popular choice for home gardeners looking to grow melons. Plant cantaloupe seedlings in a sunny location with well-drained soil, spacing them about 12 to 24 inches apart, and provide support for the sprawling vines, if necessary. Harvest when stem tendril has dried and the end is fragrant.

Watermelon, with its juicy, refreshing flesh and iconic flavor, is a summertime favorite in many households. Watermelons need about 100 days of warm weather to produce an edible melon. When is it ripe?  1) the tendril nearest the point on the vine where the fruit stem attaches is browning/dead; 2) the spot where the fruit rests on the ground is yellow; and 3) the classic judgment call  — you hear "punk," as opposed to "pink" or "pank," when you flick the melon with your fingers.