Beginner Gardening: harvest melons by july or august?, 2 by CountryGardens

CountryGardens wrote:
I am zone 4. Zone doesn't mean a thing with annual vegetables.
What matters is frost dates.Our last frost date is May 15, so we set plants out near end of May.
For us, going backwards from end of May, seeds are planted April 15 into a 1½ x 1½" pot. Keep them in bright sun. We have a greenhouse. They need to stay short.
To set out, make a hole in well tilled soil. Add a little water. Take plant out of pot without disturbing roots. Works best if pot is on dry side.Put the plant in the hole & press the soil around it.
Keep the weeds out of the melon patch.
A 80 day melon should be ripe around August 1.
Go to an online seed company to get seed.
Muskmelon seed that we use are, Halona from Johnny's, Super Star from Harris & Athena & Orange Sherbert from neseed.
Watermelon, we use one from commercial vendor that minimum amount is 500 seeds.
Get an Allsweet variety.
Good Luck.
Bernie