Cantaloupes
Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis
Warm-season melon grown for sweet, fragrant fruit on spreading vines.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
- Harvest
- 73–80 days
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Squash & Cucurbits
Compare crops in this group using your USDA-zone suitability, planting windows, growing method, sun needs, and expected harvest timing.
Crops in Squash & Cucurbits
8 crops · USDA Zone Not selected
Cucumbers
Cucumis sativus
Fast-growing warm-season cucurbit grown for slicing or pickling fruits.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
Gourds
Cucurbita pepo ornamental groups and Lagenaria siceraria
Warm-season ornamental and hard-shell cucurbits grown for displays, drying, and crafts.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
- Harvest
- 95–125 days
Melons, Honeydew and Specialty
Cucumis melo groups including Inodorus, Cantalupensis, Makuwa, and related classes
Smooth, netted, or striped Cucumis melo types including honeydew, Galia, Charentais, canary, Piel de Sapo, Asian, Crenshaw, and Casaba melons.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
Pumpkins
Cucurbita pepo / Cucurbita maxima / Cucurbita moschata
Warm-season cucurbit grown for mature winter-type fruit.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
- Harvest
- 85–105 days
Squash, Summer
Cucurbita pepo
Warm-season cucurbit grown for tender immature fruits.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
Squash, Winter
Cucurbita pepo, C. maxima, C. moschata, and related cultivated groups
Mature-rind squash grown for curing, storage, and winter eating in acorn, delicata, butternut, kabocha, hubbard, and spaghetti classes.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
- Harvest
- 100 days
Watermelons
Citrullus lanatus
Warm-season melon grown on vigorous vines for sweet fruit.
- Method
- Either
- Sun
- Full Sun; Fruiting Vegetables Perform Best With 8 To 10 Hours Of Direct Sun When Available.
- Harvest
- 65–70 days