Samson cantaloupe
Cucumis melo 'Samson'
AAS Winner 1965
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
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Samson' cantaloupe (Cucumis melo 'Samson') is a vegetable for cottage gardens and food 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 vines climb, so you can train them upward on a support. Bees visit the flowers from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Orange Hat Tomato tomato, Cracker Jack watermelon, and Teddy dill.