annual vegetable
Hale's Best cantaloupe
A reliable cantaloupe for warm regions with sandy soil.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a-11a
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- sandy, loam
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Vegetables & herbs
Harvest & Use
cantaloupes in late summer
Useful search phrase: Hale's Best 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.