Arava melon
Cucumis melo 'Arava'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Arava' melon (Cucumis melo 'Arava') is a climbing vegetable for food gardens, borders, and cottage gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer, and the flowers draw bees and butterflies. Give the vines a trellis or other support to climb.
Pairs well with Old German tomato, Pesto Perpetuo basil, and Moss Curled parsley.