Garden Plants

Cantaloupe Starter Plant

$7.00
$9.00
$7.00
(-25%)

Grow the melon a grocery store cannot sell you: vine-ripened cantaloupe cut at full slip, dripping, perfumed, and sweet all the way to the rind.
Pot Size: 4" Pot
Quantity
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Garden Plants

Cantaloupe Starter Plant

$9.00 $7.00
Pot Size: 4" Pot
Garden Plants

Cantaloupe Starter Plant

$9.00 $7.00
Pot Size: 4" Pot
Description

Cantaloupe is a heat-loving sprawling annual vine that wants long hot days, which Alabama supplies generously from June onward. The single biggest quality factor is picking at full slip, when the stem separates from the fruit under light thumb pressure; picked early, a melon never gets sweeter. Give each plant real room and keep water steady until the fruit sizes, then ease off as it ripens to concentrate the sugars. Shipped in a 4" Pot, well-rooted from our Lineville, Alabama nursery.
Specifications
  • Mature size: Vines 6-8 ft long, 1-2 ft tall; fruit 3-5 lb
  • Grows best: Outdoors - Grown as a warm-season annual in zones 3-11; direct results in 8a from an April-June planting
  • Pet safety: The flesh is non-toxic to dogs and cats and the vines are not considered poisonous. Rind and seeds can cause vomiting or a blockage, so do not let a pet clean up the trimmings.
  • Sourcing: Nursery-grown by Wade Greens; ships healthy from our Lineville, Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Care Instructions
  • Light: Full sun, 8+ hours
  • Water: Deep and consistent, tapering as fruit ripens
  • Soil: Wants warm, fertile, well-drained soil high in organic matter with a pH around 6.0 to 6.8.
  • Feeding: Feed with a balanced fertilizer at planting and shift to lower nitrogen once vines start setting fruit.
Questions & Answers

How big does it get?
Vines 6-8 ft long, 1-2 ft tall; fruit 3-5 lb

How much light does it need?
Full sun, 8+ hours

Is it safe for pets?
The flesh is non-toxic to dogs and cats and the vines are not considered poisonous. Rind and seeds can cause vomiting or a blockage, so do not let a pet clean up the trimmings.

How is it shipped?
Packed to arrive healthy and shipped from our Alabama nursery to the lower 48 states.
Shipping & Returns

Shipping Policy Everything at Wade Greens is grown and packed by hand at our farm and nursery in Lineville, Alabama. How an order travels depends on what's in it.

Where we ship Plants, trees, bulbs, and merchandise ship anywhere in the lower 48 United States — houseplants, succulents, garden plants, saplings, flower bulbs, and apparel. We do not ship to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, P.O. boxes, or international addresses.
Fresh produce, microgreens, and cut flowers are available for local delivery and pickup in Alabama only. Because these items are perishable and picked at peak freshness, we do not ship them outside Alabama. You'll find our fresh items at local farmers markets and through local delivery and farm pickup.

Processing & handling
Orders are prepared fresh, so please allow 1–3 business days for us to pack and dispatch. Live plants and perishable items ship early in the week whenever possible to avoid sitting in transit over a weekend. You'll receive tracking by email as soon as your order is on its way.

Live plants & perishable items
Our plants are living things and are packed with care to travel safely. Minor leaf drop or a little travel stress is normal and typically resolves within a week or two of settling in. If a plant arrives damaged, email us within 48 hours of delivery with a photo and we'll make it right. Fresh produce, microgreens, and cut flowers are best enjoyed soon after delivery or pickup — please refrigerate on arrival.

Local delivery & pickup
Local Alabama customers can choose delivery or farm pickup at checkout on eligible items. We'll reach out to coordinate a time. Pickup is at our Lineville, Alabama farm.

Questions
Email support@wadegreens.com and we'll help however we can.

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