Step aside, supermarket honeydew; the Bodacious Hybrid Honeydew melon is here to provide perfect summer refreshment. There will be plenty of melon to go around, as this variety produces beautiful green fruits from 5 to 8 pounds. This is a perfect dessert melon, with sweet, succulent flavor.

Essentials:

Sun Exposure

• full sun (six to eight hours)

Soil pH

• 6.2 to 6.8

Hardiness Zones

• 4 to 10

Spacing

• thin to three or four seedlings in a 12-inch mound
• space mounds 4 to 6 feet apart all around

Moisture

• 1 to 2 inches per week

Notes

• prefers well-drained, sandy loam soil with lots of direct sunlight
• keep growing melons off the ground, with melon cradles or mesh bags
• black plastic mulch does double-duty, retaining soil heat and deterring weeds

Have you ever grown Bodacious Hybrid Honeydew melons? Please tell us your favorite thing about them and your experiences growing Bodacious Hybrid Honeydew melons.