annual vegetable
Charentais melon
A premium small melon for connoisseur growers and warm summers.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a-11a
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- sandy, loam
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Vegetables & herbs
Harvest & Use
small aromatic melons in late summer
Useful search phrase: Charentais melon seeds.
Plant Relationships
Companion Medium
Cucumbers, squash, and melons need steady pollinator traffic, so nearby flowering herbs and annuals are useful bed neighbors.
Companion Medium
Warm-season vegetables benefit from nearby flower strips that keep bloom and insect activity close to the crop bed.