Athena melon
Cucumis melo 'Athena'
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
'Athena' melon (Cucumis melo 'Athena') is a climbing vegetable for food gardens, cottage gardens, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer, and bees and butterflies visit the flowers. The vines are disease-tolerant, and the fruit is shippable.
Pairs well with Pink Brandywine tomato, Moss Curled parsley, and Alpha calendula.