Cucurbits · warm season
Cantaloupe / muskmelon
Cucumis melo
Athena and similar Eastern types were bred for Midwestern humidity and finish well across Ohio.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Transplant or direct sow late May to early June
- Harvest window
- August
- Days to maturity
- 75–90
- Spacing
- 36–48 in.
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Plant on black plastic. Harvest at full slip—the stem separates with a gentle tug. Eat within a few days. Row cover until bloom keeps cucumber beetles off young plants.
Related cucurbits
Slicing cucumber 50–65
Pickling cucumber 50–60
Zucchini 45–55
Yellow summer squash 45–55