How to Grow Melons

Your Cart:

item items

🎁 Members, it's free seed time! Add your free seeds to your order now!

/ in cart

{ property.name }: { property.value } View Attached

Non Member

Member

Free Seed Promotion

Don't Forget The Essentials

Your Cart is Empty

Continue Shopping

Non Member

Member

Estimated GST:

Estimated Total:

Continue Shopping

Melons are lots of fun to grow and the flavour of homegrown heritage variety melons is far superior to the boring supermarket varieties.

by Shelley Jeans

How to grow watermelon and rockmelons

As with most supermarket produce, the melons that are commonly offered are bred for ease of transport and shelf life rather than taste and diversity. The range of melons available to the consumer is incredibly narrow with an estimated 90% of heirloom varieties being either lost or close to extinction.

Growing diverse heirloom varieties in...

This article is for members only

Please login or purchase a membership to enjoy 20% member savings on all products, magazine subscription, free seed offers and more!

Join the club Login

Thank you! Your membership and purchase helps The Diggers Foundation rescue heirloom seeds and plants, and preserve our historic gardens.