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Honeydew
Cucumis melo var. inodorus
Still time — sow latefruit
Warm-season vining cucurbit producing smooth-skinned melons with sweet, pale green flesh. Needs hot days, warm nights, well-drained soil, and steady water until fruit sizes up.
In Zone 9b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual transplant window (Early to Late March) has closed, but with about 85 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — fruit
Small space?
Needs ground space
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
85 days
Ways to plant it
Start seeds indoors
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid January – Early February
Start seeds in trays now; they only need a few weeks indoors before they go straight out into the warm soil.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Early to Late March
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
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