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Sign up freeCucumis melo 'Sarah's Choice'
Sarah's Choice is a cultivar of melon (Cucumis melo), a warm-season annual vine grown for its sweet, aromatic fruit. Melons are popular in home and commercial gardens, requiring full sun and warm temperatures to develop their characteristic flavor and sweetness.
Cucumis melo 'Earlidew'
fruitA fellow Cucurbitaceae — similar growing habits to Sarah's Choice melon
Start Sarah's Choice melon indoors about 3 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 90 cm apart. It is frost-tender, so don't plant out early. Expect to harvest in roughly 70 days.
Sarah's Choice melon seed rarely stays viable beyond 5 years — track what's still worth sowing.
Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Well-draining soil; prefers fertile loam with moderate moisture
These three thrive alongside Sarah's Choice melon — and alongside each other.
