Can cantaloupes and cucumbers grow in containers?
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Posted: May/20/2008 3:22 PM PST
Can anybody tell me if you can plant a cantaloupe in a container? What about cucumbers? 
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Posted: May/20/2008 10:50 PM PST
I haven't personally tried cucumbers or cantaloupes in containers but you can pretty well grow anything that is suitable for your area. Watering is probably the most important factor. If plants don't get enough water they die!!! The bigger the container the better as it won't dry out so quickly. There is a free report about container gardening at http://ContainerSmallGarden.com/freereport you may find useful. Dotjc. |
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Posted: May/21/2008 4:44 AM PST
I don't see why not if your container is large enough to support it. |
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Posted: May/21/2008 10:10 AM PST
We are trying canteloupes in a container this year.....so far, so good. |
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Posted: May/23/2008 10:21 AM PST
Thank you for your responses. I am new to container gardening and I wish to give them a try. I am just so afriad that I will kill the little seedlings. This will be the first season that I have been able to grow healthy cantaloupes from seeds. For some reason, they always died in the past. Wish me luck!!!!
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Posted: Jun/18/2008 12:11 PM PST
So did you plant them in containers? Please let us know what kind of luck you had.... |
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Posted: Jul/04/2008 7:48 PM PST
Yes, I have planted one cantaloupe in a large pot. It is now about 4 inches tall and growing very strong.
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Posted: Jul/08/2008 8:30 PM PST
MDLady, the cantaloupe that we are growing in our container has a baby on it!!!! We are so excited. Those vines are miles long. |
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Posted: Jul/10/2008 10:23 AM PST
I have been given a cantaloupe plant and plan to put it into a pot. Can anyone tell me what size pot and what kind of soil to use? |
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Posted: Jul/10/2008 11:53 AM PST
Based off other vineing type plants requirements i would suggest a 5 gallon pot.Hope this helps. |
