Fruit & Berries

Rockmelon

Frost sensitive and hungry for sun — give it six hours a day and room to spread.

Cucumis melo · Fruit & Berries · Annual or seasonal

When to plant Rockmelon in Australia

Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.

Sow seed: Cool — Oct, Nov; Temperate — Sep, Oct, Nov; Subtropical, Arid — Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec; Tropical — Mar, Apr, May
Plant out seedlings: Cool — Nov; Temperate — Oct, Nov, Dec; Subtropical — Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec; Tropical — Apr, May, Jun, Jul; Arid — Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Harvest: Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Tropical, Arid — 12–14 weeks after sowing

Australian planting guide by climate zone

Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.

Rockmelon planting timing by Australian climate zone
Action	Cool	Temperate	Subtropical	Tropical	Arid
Sow	Oct, Nov Details Sow seed in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone. SEED: Sow direct in the ground (best) or in punnets into seed-raising mix. Sow 2 seeds per hole, 10mm deep, 60cm apart, in rows 120cm apart. Keep moist. Germinates in 4-10 days. Remove the weaker seedlings. SEEDLING: Plant in the ground when seedlings are 5-10cm+ tall, spacing them 60cm apart, in rows 120cm. NOTE: Rockmelons can be trained up and over a trellis.	Sep, Oct, Nov Details Sow seed in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone. SEED: Sow direct in the ground (best) or in punnets into seed-raising mix. Sow 2 seeds per hole, 10mm deep, 60cm apart, in rows 120cm apart. Keep moist. Germinates in 4-10 days. Remove the weaker seedlings. SEEDLING: Plant in the ground when seedlings are 5-10cm+ tall, spacing them 60cm apart, in rows 120cm. NOTE: Rockmelons can be trained up and over a trellis.	Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Sow seed in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone. SEED: Sow direct in the ground (best) or in punnets into seed-raising mix. Sow 2 seeds per hole, 10mm deep, 60cm apart, in rows 120cm apart. Keep moist. Germinates in 4-10 days. Remove the weaker seedlings. SEEDLING: Plant in the ground when seedlings are 5-10cm+ tall, spacing them 60cm apart, in rows 120cm. NOTE: Rockmelons can be trained up and over a trellis.	Mar, Apr, May Details Sow seed in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone. SEED: Sow direct in the ground (best) or in punnets into seed-raising mix. Sow 2 seeds per hole, 10mm deep, 60cm apart, in rows 120cm apart. Keep moist. Germinates in 4-10 days. Remove the weaker seedlings. SEEDLING: Plant in the ground when seedlings are 5-10cm+ tall, spacing them 60cm apart, in rows 120cm. NOTE: Rockmelons can be trained up and over a trellis.	Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Sow seed in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone. SEED: Sow direct in the ground (best) or in punnets into seed-raising mix. Sow 2 seeds per hole, 10mm deep, 60cm apart, in rows 120cm apart. Keep moist. Germinates in 4-10 days. Remove the weaker seedlings. SEEDLING: Plant in the ground when seedlings are 5-10cm+ tall, spacing them 60cm apart, in rows 120cm. NOTE: Rockmelons can be trained up and over a trellis.
Plant out	Nov Details Plant seedlings in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone.	Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone.	Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone.	Apr, May, Jun, Jul Details Plant seedlings in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone.	Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Plant seedlings in the months the grow guide lists for this climate zone.
Feed	Oct, Nov Details Keep moist and mulch with straw. Avoid pinching out the tips of the growing stems to ensure plenty of female flowers form. If space is limited, grow them up a trellis. If on the ground, put straw under developing melons. Apply seaweed solution or liquid fertiliser fortnightly. Apply organic fertiliser pellets or blood and bone monthly.	Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Keep moist and mulch with straw. Avoid pinching out the tips of the growing stems to ensure plenty of female flowers form. If space is limited, grow them up a trellis. If on the ground, put straw under developing melons. Apply seaweed solution or liquid fertiliser fortnightly. Apply organic fertiliser pellets or blood and bone monthly.	Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Keep moist and mulch with straw. Avoid pinching out the tips of the growing stems to ensure plenty of female flowers form. If space is limited, grow them up a trellis. If on the ground, put straw under developing melons. Apply seaweed solution or liquid fertiliser fortnightly. Apply organic fertiliser pellets or blood and bone monthly.	Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul Details Keep moist and mulch with straw. Avoid pinching out the tips of the growing stems to ensure plenty of female flowers form. If space is limited, grow them up a trellis. If on the ground, put straw under developing melons. Apply seaweed solution or liquid fertiliser fortnightly. Apply organic fertiliser pellets or blood and bone monthly.	Jan, Feb, Mar, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec Details Keep moist and mulch with straw. Avoid pinching out the tips of the growing stems to ensure plenty of female flowers form. If space is limited, grow them up a trellis. If on the ground, put straw under developing melons. Apply seaweed solution or liquid fertiliser fortnightly. Apply organic fertiliser pellets or blood and bone monthly.
Prune	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Pest check	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown	No sourced timing currently shown
Harvest	12–14 wks after sowingRelative Details Harvest from 12-14 weeks, when the stems are getting tough and the leaves have started dying. Similar to pumpkin, cut with 5-10cm of stem attached to the fruit. Store them in the fridge and eat within a week.	12–14 wks after sowingRelative Details Harvest from 12-14 weeks, when the stems are getting tough and the leaves have started dying. Similar to pumpkin, cut with 5-10cm of stem attached to the fruit. Store them in the fridge and eat within a week.	12–14 wks after sowingRelative Details Harvest from 12-14 weeks, when the stems are getting tough and the leaves have started dying. Similar to pumpkin, cut with 5-10cm of stem attached to the fruit. Store them in the fridge and eat within a week.	12–14 wks after sowingRelative Details Harvest from 12-14 weeks, when the stems are getting tough and the leaves have started dying. Similar to pumpkin, cut with 5-10cm of stem attached to the fruit. Store them in the fridge and eat within a week.	12–14 wks after sowingRelative Details Harvest from 12-14 weeks, when the stems are getting tough and the leaves have started dying. Similar to pumpkin, cut with 5-10cm of stem attached to the fruit. Store them in the fridge and eat within a week.

Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.

Zone notes

Cool: Full sun - minimum 6 hours; Frost sensitive; needs room to spread or a structure to climb on
Temperate: Full sun - minimum 6 hours; Frost sensitive; needs room to spread or a structure to climb on
Subtropical: Full sun - minimum 6 hours; Frost sensitive; needs room to spread or a structure to climb on
Tropical: Full sun - minimum 6 hours; Frost sensitive; needs room to spread or a structure to climb on
Arid: Full sun - minimum 6 hours; Frost sensitive; needs room to spread or a structure to climb on

About this data

This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.

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