Golden Giant melon
Cucumis melo 'Golden Giant (F1)'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 9 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Golden Giant' melon (Cucumis melo 'Golden Giant') is a climbing vegetable for food gardens, containers, 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. The melons are ready about 60 days after planting. Bees and butterflies visit the summer blooms, and the vine can reach 6 to 9 feet tall, so give it a trellis.
Pairs well with Cherokee White Eagle Corn, Hot Streak tomato, and Pesto Perpetuo basil.