As soon as the vine starts to shrivel up
A vine.
A cantaloupe is a melon and as such it grows from a vine that "crawls" along the ground. Cantaloupes themselves grow above the ground on this vine.
Only the flowers that are pollenated will begin to develop into a melon.
Honeydew melons will become softer after they are cut from the vine, but the fruit will not get sweeter after it is picked.
Cantaloupe develope on a ground-growing vine. Because it grows on the ground, it cannot "fall" for it is already on the ground. Complete folklore.
Melons are large juicy fruit that grows on vines.
Cantaloupe is not native to Puerto Rico. It originated in Africa, India and the Middle East. Because it is descended from a tropical vine, it would probably grow well in Puerto Rico
about 5-7 cantaloupes per vine under the best conditions 10 tons per acre
I have cantaloupe plants that started on the ground and have then grown up a near by tree. On the cantaloupe "vine" that is growing up the tree I have actual fruiting cantaloupe. They did not grow from the tree they did however grow up the tree and then fruit. So in a sense yes cantaloupe will grown up a tree but no they do not fruit from the tree.
The female flower must be fertilised to produce fruit . Some of the flowers will be male.
Cantaloupe leaves are very fragile. they don't really have points on the leaves, but there are three areas that jut out. the leaves are rounded. they're hairy. melons fall of easily, due to the fragile vine.
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