(Burrell's Jumbo Cantaloupe, Cantaloupe)

This classic muskmelon produces large oval fruits with netted skin and sweet, deep salmon-orange flesh. The 5 pound fruits are ready for harvest around 82 days after planting and require at least 10 weeks of warm weather for good fruit production.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, spreading stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are coarse, fuzzy and medium to deep green. Bright yellow, funnel-shaped flowers are produced when the vines reach maturity. The flowers...

(Charantais Melon, French Melon)

The small, deliciously sweet melon, 'Charentais', is the best known and loved French melon. Each slightly netted fruit is yellow-tan on the exterior with distinctive green shallow furrows. Inside, the fragrant, sweet flesh is dark orange. Several charentais cultivars have been bred—though some claim to have the original — so this is also considered a regional melon type rather than a single cultivated variety. The first charentais melons are believed to have been bred and selected near Poitou-Charentes,...

(Cantaloupe )

An early-ripening muskmelon that's suitable for areas with short summers, 'Fastbreak' grows from seed to harvest in approximately 80 days. The 3- to 4- pound (1.5- to 2-kg), corky-skinned, sweet-fleshed melons are abundantly borne on fusarium-resistant vines.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, sprawling stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are coarse, fuzzy and medium to deep green. Bright yellow, funnel-shaped flowers are produced when the vines reach maturity....

(Cantaloupe, Gold Rush Cantaloupe)

Fragrant and delicious canteloupe is a sweet summer treat. The flesh of the hybrid 'Gold Rush' is very sweet and bright orange. This early-producing variety has fragrant, perfectly round fruit with a golden tan, netted skin (making it a truly a muskmelon). Each weighs about 3.5-4.5 pounds (1.5-2 kilograms) when ready to harvest.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, spreading stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are coarse, fuzzy and medium to deep green. Bright...

(Cantaloupe, Hales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe)

The heirloom cantaloupe, 'Hale's Best Jumbo', has greenish tan, netted skin and super sweet, salmon-orange flesh within. This early-producing variety produces oval fruit that reach about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter. This variety takes 86 days to produce harvestable fruits, and summer warmth needs to last for at least ten weeks for fruit production.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, spreading stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are coarse, fuzzy and medium...

(Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew)

The sweet flesh of 'Honey-I-Dew' is white and blushed with salmon-orange towards the center. This vigorous hybrid has oval fruits with smooth, golden yellow skin. It takes approximately 86 days to produce harvestable fruits, and summer warmth needs to last for at least ten weeks for fruit production. Mature fruits reach 3 to 4 pounds.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, spreading stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are coarse, fuzzy and medium to deep green....

(Christmas Melon, Piel de Sapo)

This 2009 All-America Selections Winner has juicy, pale green, sweet flesh and a compact seed cavity. The 2 to 4 pound fruits are oval with thin skin that is mottled with dark green and greenish yellow blotches. It takes approximately 65 to 75 days to produce harvestable fruits, and summer warmth needs to last at least ten weeks for fruit production.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, spreading stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are coarse, fuzzy and medium...

(Cantaloupe, Savor Charantais Melon)

Like all charentais type melons, 'Savor' has deliciously fragrant, deep orange flesh. Mature fruits reach 2 pounds. They are small and round with smooth, slightly netted, grayish green skin with bands of darker green. This vigorous cultivar is considered one of the finest of the charentais melons and produces many melons from each vine. It takes approximately 78 to 85 days to produce harvestable fruits, and summer warmth needs to last at least ten weeks for fruit production.

Melons are tropical...

(Cantaloupe, Sensation Cantaloupe)

This prolific hybrid melon boasts dense, sweet flesh that’s ivory yellow, firm and flavorful. The disease resistant vines produce 5 to 6 pound fruits that are ready for harvest around 85 days after planting.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, spreading stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are coarse, fuzzy and medium to deep green. Bright yellow, funnel-shaped flowers are produced when the vines reach maturity. The flowers are monoecious, meaning separate...

(Cantaloupe, Sierra Cantaloupe)

The classic muskmelon, ‘Sierra Gold’, has been a garden favorite since it was first introduced in 1950. Its golden orange flesh is sweet and fragrant. Mature fruits are oval, approximately 3 pounds and have green skin with tan netting. It takes approximately 80 to 85 days to produce harvestable fruits, and summer warmth needs to last at least ten weeks for fruit production.

Melons are tropical annual vines with long, spreading stems that cling via springy tendrils. Their big lobed leaves are...