How to plant melons?

dshelby11 4/18/2010, 1:15 pm

I have one plant that is to be planted 1 per 2 sq ft. Everything else uses one square. Where on the gird do I put the one plant and give the others the space they need? Do I simply skip one square and continue planting or will I need to skip a square in all directions?

The plant is a melon

Retired Member 1 4/18/2010, 1:27 pm

Grow it on a trellis. On a four foot long trellis (4 squares) I am growing one Isaeli melon positioned in the square to the far left, then one blank square for the melon to spread into, and then two squares of cukes, planted two to a square.

If you are not growing on a trellis, then I would plant it on the side of the garden bed with a blank square on either side (using 3 squares total) and allow it to grow out of the SFG. But be warned, depending on the kind of melon, it could take up 8-12' of the surrounding area.

dshelby11 4/18/2010, 1:40 pm

I will be using a trellis. Here is how I have my garden laid out:

		EAST
	BLANK	Squash	Corn	Cabbage
	zucchini	BLANK	Broccoli	Green Beans
	BLANK	Pumpkin	Spinach	Radish
NORTH	Butternut Squash	BLANK	Carrots	Potato	SOUTH
	BLANK	Tomato	Okra	Potato
	Cantauloupe	Tomato	Green Onion	Yellow Onion
	BLANK	Tomato	Bell Pepper	Banana Pepper
	Watermelon	Cucumber	Jalapeno	Cayenne
		WEST

What do you think?

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