Sakata's Sweet Melon melon
Cucumis melo 'Sakatas Sweet Melon'
USDA zones6 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 10 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Sakata's Sweet Melon' melon (Cucumis melo 'Sakata's Sweet Melon') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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. Vines bloom from early to late summer, and the flowers draw butterflies and bees. It grows best in acid to neutral soil.
Pairs well with Borage, Nasturtium, African marigold, and Oregano.