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Sign up freeCucumis melo 'Athena'
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Butterflies🐝 Needs pollinatorsAthena is a cultivar of the common melon (Cucumis melo), a warm-season annual vine producing sweet, round or oval fruits. Melons are widely cultivated for their edible flesh and require warm temperatures and full sunlight to develop optimal flavor and sweetness.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaFair and AniseGreat nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Well-draining soil, fertile loam preferred
Cucumis melo
fruitA fellow Cucurbitaceae — similar growing habits to Athena melon
