Melon Charentais — trailing annual plant, grown for its sweet, fragrant fruit.
Botanical name: Cucumis melo
Sowing: under cover (25–30 days before planting out) or direct after the last frost
Spacing: 100 cm between plants, 120 cm between rows
Germination: 4–6 days at 24–26 °C; 8–12 days when sown directly in the ground
Harvest: 80–110 days after planting out
Companion planting: good neighbours: sweetcorn, beans, dill. Avoid: potato.
Contents: 1.5 g
| Life cycle | Annual |
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