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Crop dates by placeCantaloupes Planting Dates by State and Region
Published cantaloupes planting windows for 6 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.
Across the 6 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Jan 1 (Central Florida) and as late as Dec 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around May 1.
| Place | Planting | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| Central Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Jan–Mar | |
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon | Planting: May | |
| North Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Late Mar–Apr | |
| Oregon Coast | Planting: May | |
| South Florida | Planting: outdoor planting Dec–Mar | |
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon | Planting: May |
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| Item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | |||||||||
| Columbia and Snake River valleys, Oregon planting | Planting window in May | |||||||||||
| North Florida planting | Planting window in March | Planting window in April | ||||||||||
| Oregon Coast planting | Planting window in May | |||||||||||
| South Florida planting | Planting window in January | Planting window in February | Planting window in March | Planting window in December | ||||||||
| Western valleys (Portland, Roseburg, Medford), Oregon planting | Planting window in May |
Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.
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Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UF/IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (VH021), Table 1.