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Sign up freeCucumis melo
fruit
Bees
Bumblebees🐝 Needs pollinatorsPinch growing tips after 5–6 leaves for fruiting. Support developing fruits in net slings. Stop watering as fruits ripen to concentrate sweetness. Includes cantaloupe varieties.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly, Spider mites.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Predatory mites, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Rich, well-draining, warm
Cucurbita maxima
vegetableA fellow Cucurbitaceae — similar growing habits to Melon
