ROCKY FORD CANTALOUPE OZ

Rocky Ford Cantaloupe are heat-loving plants that prefer well-drained loose soil and an even amount of water. Plant Cantaloupe in rows or hills but make sure the soil is well warmed. Plant Cantaloupe seeds ½” deep in full sun. For rows plant 3-4″ apart, in rows 6-10′ apart. For hills plant 4-6 seeds per hill, with hills 2-3′ apart. Germination occurs in 3-10 days in soil 70-85°F. In hills thin to 2 Cantaloupe plants per hill. Harvest when fruit easily slips from the vine, or smells very sweet and fragrant at the blossom end.