Homegrown Cantaloupe Melons: How to Grow and When to Harvest

The flavor of homegrown cantaloupe melons is amazing! Words can’t describe how much better they taste than store-bought melons. A freshly cut and chilled garden cantaloupe is so delicious and hydrating on a hot summer day.

We grew organic Divergent Melons this year. In this video, we’ll show you the signs we use to tell when cantaloupe are ready to harvest, and how to harvest them. We’ll also share how we grow melons, or cantaloupe, in our raised beds. We’ll go over tips on healthy soil, watering requirements for melons, preventing rotting of melons in the garden, melon pests such as voles, choosing varieties for your area, and more.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:11 - Welcome to Our Garden
0:18 - We’ll Show You When to Harvest Melons (Cantaloupe)
0:28 - Visual Signs Showing When Melons Are Ready
1:45 - Check for Melon Fragrance
1:52 - Overripe Melons
1:57 - Can You Eat Melons With Insect Damage
2:13 - Harvesting Perfect Melons
2:50 - Melon Growing Tips
2:56 - Planting Melon Seeds in a Raised Bed
4:26 - Compost, Mulch, and How to Check Soil Moisture While Growing Melons
5:22 - Water Requirements for Melons
5:51 - A Simple Tool to Prevent Melons From Rotting
6:16 - How We Plant and Grow Melons in Raised Beds
7:03 - Melon Garden Pests
7:35 - Check Melons Often When They’re Close to Harvesting
7:50 - Cutting Open a Freshly Harvested Garden Melon
8:04 - Conclusion


A couple of the tools we use while growing melons:
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