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Cantaloupe

Name: Cantaloupe
Brand: Norseco
SKU: NOR-69-5922-501
Price: 3.49 CAD
Availability: InStock

Latin name Cucumis melo

Quantity per packet About 10 seeds

Product information

Product
identification

Latin nameCucumis melo

FamilyCucurbitaceae

TypeVegetable

CycleAnnual

Quantity per packAbout 10 seeds

Code produitWHPER-0022

Product
description

Cantaloupe is one of the great joys of the summer garden, offering generous fruits with vibrant orange, sweet, and fragrant flesh. This variety of Cucumis melo is distinguished by its remarkable quality, high sugar content, and juicy texture, turning each harvest into a true reward for the gardener. Its oval, slightly sutured fruits ripen elegantly under the sun, bringing a presence to the garden that is as delicious as it is abundant. Easy to grow in rich, well-drained soil, it thrives in warmth and develops its full potential when summer is in full swing. Its melliferous flowers attract pollinators, essential for good fruit production, while animating the vegetable patch with valuable activity. Its good tolerance to certain common diseases makes it a particularly interesting choice for productive and reliable crops. At harvest time, its sweet fragrance almost alone announces the perfect ripeness of the fruit, promising fresh and sunny tastings. Sliced, in a fruit salad, or in a smoothie, this cantaloupe brings savory abundance and a touch of typically summery sweetness to the garden.

Sowing
guide

Sowing periodLate spring, or 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost indoors

Sowing depth1 cm (3/8 in)

Germination temperature18 to 24°C (64 to 75°F)

Germination time7 to 14 days

Soil
and care

ExposureSun

Soil

Rich, well-drained, and slightly acidic to neutral

Watering

Regular

Bloom,
harvest
and garden

Garden use

Fresh, fruit salad, smoothie, home garden

Bloom period

Summer

Harvest

72 days after sowing

Size
and facts

Height30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 in)

Spread120 to 180 cm (4 to 6 ft)

Planting
partners

Good companions

Corn, bean, radish, nasturtium

Avoid planting with

Potato, cucumber

The availability of our seeds varies depending on seasonal availability, production schedules and supplier inventory. Certain varieties may only be offered for a limited time based on their natural growth cycle, sowing period or available stock. These product pages are designed to help and inspire gardeners in choosing the right seeds for vegetable gardens, flower beds, pollinator gardens, container growing, naturalization projects and sustainable outdoor spaces.