When to Harvest Melons Harvest smooth-skinned muskmelons—which include honeydew, Crenshaw, and casaba–when they turn cream colored. The blossom end will give slightly when pressed, and the fruit will readily separate from the stem. Harvest net-skinned cantaloupe when the rind netting changes from gray-green to creamy and the background turns golden. The fruit will have…
Cantaloupe
How to Grow Melons
The muskmelon or cantaloupe is a tender, warm-weather plant. Muskmelons along with watermelons are sometimes called summer melons. (Winter melons–also grown during the summer but ready for harvest later than summer melons, in autumn or early winter–include casaba, charental, Crenshaw, honeydews, and Persian melons.) Also see: How to Grow Winter Melons. • Sow muskmelon seed…