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Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Plant

8.95
  • - Spacing: 6 feet
  • - Days to Harvest: 70
  • - A customer favorite, year after year
  • - Each 3-Inch Pot contains 1 Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Plant
Plant Features

Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Plants produce 2-3-pound melons that are hard to beat for sweetness, texture and flavor. They are thinner skinned but hold well in storage. The vigorous vines are very disease resistant. Fruits can be picked when blossom end becomes slightly soft to pressure.

Our Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Plants are grown with a commitment to natural methods, ensuring they're healthy and robust. Guaranteed to arrive alive and thriving!

Planting Instructions:

  • - Melons do best if transplanted when the soil temperature is at least 60 degrees.

Soil Preparation:

  • - Ideal soil pH: 6.0-6.8
  • - Amend soil with compost or fertilizer before planting

Watering Specifics:

  • - Plants require 1-2 inches per week. Water at ground level to avoid wetting leaves

Fertilizer Type:

  • - Use balanced, water-soluble fertilizer. We recommend a standard 10-10-10 during transplanting, then a 21-0-0 fertilizer once the vines reach 24 inches.

Pruning and Training:

  • - Pinch off the growing tips when vines reach 24-36 inches to encourage bushier growth
  • - Grow them vertically to save space

Pollination:

  • - Requires insect pollination
  • - Plant flowers nearby is helpful to attract bees

Additional Pest Management:

  • - Watch for cucumber beetles, aphids, and vine borers

Harvesting Indicators:

  • - Additional signs of ripeness: slight softening at blossom end, cracking around stem

Storage:

  • - Store ripe melons in the refrigerator for up to 5 days
  • - Unripe melons can ripen at room temperature for a few days

Companion Plants:

  • - Bean: Fixes nitrogen in the soil, improving fertility
  • - Collard: Acts as a trap crop for potential pests
  • - Corn: Provides natural support and partial shade
  • - Marigold: Repels nematodes and attracts pollinators
  • - Oregano: Repels pests and may enhance flavor
  • - Petunia: Attracts pollinators
  • - Radish: Deters cucumber beetles
  • - Squash: Provides ground cover and pest confusion
Attribute name Attribute value
Plant Characteristics
Garden Spacing 24-Inches if grown vertically, 6 feet otherwise
When to harvest When the rind turns yellow and detaches readily
Production Time Multiply Pickings
Habit Vining
Foliage Color Green
Features Heat tolerant
Plant Used for Food Production
Disease Resistance Fusarium Wilt (F) Race 1, Powdery Mildew (PM)
Plant Type Open-Pollinated
Tolerates Sandy soil

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Cantaloupe

Plants arrived nice and healthy. They have a lot of blooms on the plant. I hope I get a couple cantaloupes from the plant.

From Patti | July 26, 2024


CORN/CANTALOUPE

Everything arrived packaged with care and in a timely manner. My/your corn took root very quickly and has reached 5 feet in just a few weeks. The cantaloupe however, showed slow growth, but growth. Then we got our first heavy rain since I planted and BOOM, it's been growing very well. I'm a regular customer now.

From anonymous | July 02, 2023


Can hardly wait to eat these,

Arrived safe and securely packaged. Transplanted into grow pots and took awhile for it to fall in love with its new home. It is now vigorously taken off, approximately 4’ tall, and training well up,its cage and trellis. Hope they are super yummy!!!

From anonymous | June 27, 2022


So Sweet!

This is my second year planting cantaloupe. Last year my two plants produced 8 fruit! Each one was so sweet and juicy! This year I planted 2 more and can't wait to enjoy them!

From Debra | May 26, 2022


cantaloupe

3 plants , all are doing well and i have plenty of fruit growing ! soon they will be ripe and i will let you know how they taste in around a month

From anonymous | July 23, 2021


O.K.

Plant arrived in good condition is doing okay, hoping it will thrive soon

From Ann Marie | May 02, 2021


can't wait to grow

first time growing these. trying them in a container.

From Karen | May 30, 2020


Great

I can't wait to put this in the ground, all my plants arrived on time and in wonderful condition

From anonymous | May 08, 2020


Delicious 51 cantaloupe

Looked good upon arrival

From Jeff | May 07, 2020


Cantaloupe

.......good plant

From April | June 25, 2018


50/50 on the plants 100 on the Customer Service

When the cantaloupe arrived, one of the plants was in excellent condition and one was in poor. The plant that arrived in excellent condition is doing great! The other died within a few days (planted in the same garden within 3 feet of each other). I contacted Customer Care and Tina Miller was wonderful in securing a credit on my account. She was helpful, followed up with me, and was just wonderful. The plant I purchased to replace the cantaloupe is doing great!

From colleen | June 15, 2018


Cantaloupe

My Delicious 51 Cantaloupe is growing great! Thanks for such great products GrowJoy!

From Josie | July 21, 2017


Delicious 51 Cantaloupe

Plants arrived on time and appeared very healthy. I was really pleased and pleasantly surprised at how neatly they were packaged. Time will tell how well the plants produce. Harvest looks promising.

From patricia | May 14, 2017


Delicious 51 Cantaloupe

If I reviewed all of the plants I've ordered separately, it would take a good part of the day. I have ordered melons, cucumbers, peppers (hot and sweet), and tomatoes from GrowJoy. I have been buying from them for years. I will continue to buy from them because I get high quality for my money. Packed and shipped well. I've never had a veggie arrive from GrowJoy that didn't grow well. If you are buying veggies, invest your dollars with these folks and you'll be happy with the results.

From Phil | May 04, 2017


GOOD CANTALOUPE

Delicious 51 Melon plants came in good packaging and were as expected but shipping took almost 2 weeks , would buy from them again.

From todd | May 16, 2016


Awesome convenience!

I am a 1st time gardener in Wisconsin and having the ability to do my research online and order online is the exact convenience I needed. All my cantaloupe plants arrived in awesome condition.

From Natasha | May 25, 2015


melon looks good

Arrived in great condition

From Illysa | May 08, 2015


very happy

these are very small and delicate. One did not make it but when I contacted them they were very friendly and ready to help. I have new plants on the way. I am very happy with this company and will continue to use them.

From Richard | April 09, 2015


Yum-Delicious 51

Really healthy plants and well-packed, as usual. Can't wait for the Cantaloupe!

From Kimberly | June 01, 2014


Cantaloupe Already growing

I had to start wrapping the vine after 2 weeks being planted. This Cantaloupe plant is growing quickly.

From anonymous | June 13, 2013


Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Plant

Cantaloupe plants arrived in great shape and ready to plant. They are doing very well in my garden.

From Vicki | June 07, 2013


Delicious 51 Cantaloupe

This is one of the best tasting Cantaloupes I've had.

From Dennis | June 01, 2013


The best Cantaloupe

GrowJoy has the best plants, every kind of plant I order is in so good shape when I get them I can plant them right away

From ROBERT | May 10, 2013


Healthy Plants

I was not confident in my ability to start from seeds, so I ordered Cantaloupe seedlings. They arrived healthy and despite changing weather conditions, doing well. I love the quality I got from GrowJoy.

From Beverly | May 09, 2013


Cantaloupe

can't wait to they are ready eat, shipped healthy

From veronica | July 26, 2012


Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Plant

So far so good with my Cantaloupe plant.

From Kris | July 05, 2012


Delicious 51 Cantaloupe Plant

The Cantaloupe plant I ordered not only arrived quickly and on time but was very healthy and ready to plant. The plant is doing very well in my garden. I would definitely order again for GrowJoy.

From Dianne | July 02, 2012


Great Plants

These delicious Cantaloupe plants arrived looking great as usual. Nice size for a late season planting too. They are in the ground now and flourishing.

From Michele | June 20, 2012


Delicious 51 Cantaloupe plant

The Delicious Cantaloupe looks good and growing.

From Vicki | June 07, 2012


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