Variety comparison

Melon Varieties Compared

Compare cantaloupe, honeydew, specialty melons, and related edible vines by spacing and maturity timing.

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4a-11a
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Spacing, output, and site fit

Sorted by available sourced spacing, yield, first-output, and profile detail.

Plant Zones Spacing First output Yield Best clue
Ambrosia cantaloupe Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 1.5-3 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 80-95 days 4-7 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 4-8 ft W Athena cantaloupe Annual fruit vine 4a-11a 1.5-3 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 80-95 days 4-7 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 4-8 ft W Charentais melon Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 1.5-3 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 80-95 days 4-7 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 4-8 ft W Green Flesh honeydew melon Annual fruit vine 4a-11a 1.5-3 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 80-95 days 4-7 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 4-8 ft W Hale's Best cantaloupe Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 1.5-3 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 80-95 days 4-7 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 4-8 ft W Hami melon Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 1.5-3 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 80-95 days 4-7 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 4-8 ft W Korean melon Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 1.5-3 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 80-95 days 4-7 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 4-8 ft W Bitter melon Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 2-4 ft in-row x 4-6 ft rows 70-110 days 3-10 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 6-12 ft H x 4-10 ft W Wax gourd Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 2-4 ft in-row x 4-6 ft rows 70-110 days 3-10 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 6-12 ft H x 4-10 ft W White bitter melon Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 2-4 ft in-row x 4-6 ft rows 70-110 days 3-10 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 6-12 ft H x 4-10 ft W

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Vine spacing

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Days to maturity

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Flavor and harvest style

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Profiles

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Each profile includes photos where available, planting checklist items, source notes, and related plants.

Annual fruit vine

Ambrosia cantaloupe

summer melons

FruitVegetables & herbsvery sweet muskmelonaromatic fruit
Annual fruit vine

Athena cantaloupe

netted melons in summer

FruitVegetables & herbswidely grown Eastern melongood disease package
Annual fruit vine

Charentais melon

small aromatic melons in late summer

FruitVegetables & herbsFrench dessert melonintense flavor
Annual fruit vine

Green Flesh honeydew melon

sweet honeydew melons in late summer

FruitVegetables & herbssmooth green-fleshed melonwarm-season vine
Annual fruit vine

Hale's Best cantaloupe

cantaloupes in late summer

FruitVegetables & herbsclassic heirloom muskmelonfragrant fruit
Annual fruit vine

Hami melon

summer melons

FruitVegetables & herbsCentral Asian melonsweet flesh
Annual fruit vine

Korean melon

small melons in summer

FruitVegetables & herbssmall yellow melonwarm-season vine
Annual fruit vine

Bitter melon

summer gourds

Vegetables & herbstropical vinebitter fruit
Annual fruit vine

Wax gourd

large summer to fall gourds

Vegetables & herbswinter melonstorage gourd
Annual fruit vine

White bitter melon

pale summer gourds

Vegetables & herbsAsian gourdtrellis crop

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