Can You Grow Four Melon Varieties In One 4'X8' Bed?
The answer: Yes you can
I planted the following four varieties in a 4'x8' raised bed. They are spaced about 20 inches apart in two rows. Two seed to each mound. Not all the plants made it but I do have at least one plant of each variety. I started the seeds in the bed in mid May. Next year I will start in April, weather permitting.
Varieties (all organic)
- Sun Jewel
- Crimson Sweet Watermelon
- Cantaloupe Hale's Best
- Muskmelon Honey Dew
So far the Sun Jewel is doing the best with about 8 melons.
2 Watermelons
2 Cantaloupe
1 Honey Dew
I don't have any honey bees in my area for some reason. It's very sad. But I do have lots of carpenter bees and wasps. They worked hard in the melon patch for me.
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| Melon bed on the left. |
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| As of today July 5,2017 |
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| Watermelon July 5, 2017 |
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| Sun Jewel July 5, 2017 |
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| Two watermelons and a cantaloupe July 5, 2017 |
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| Cantaloupe July 5, 2017 |
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| Honey Dew July 5, 2017 |
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| Cantaloupe July 5, 2017 |
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