Any time now. My neighbor has softball size melons now.

Depends on the DTM and the date you planted them!

what is dtm? I planted the, in feb and transplanted in late march/april.

Days to maturity. If you list the variety we can probably figure a ballpark figure from information on the internet. For instance, I planted Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupes on May 15, and they are given 90 days to maturity. That means I should begin looking to see if they're ripe around August 15, give or take some days.

If your melon's days to maturity were 90 days, you could probably look for ripe ones soon. Maybe look for them to ripen between July 10-30. That's just a guesstimate.

I sowed Hale's Best cantaloupe seeds outdoors at the end of May and the first tiny melons just set in the last few days. Of course we are experiencing a very hot spring/summer this year with very little rain. They are just loving this dry heat.

Sounds like you still have a few weeks. The harvest indicator for cantaloupe is when the stem will easily detach from the fruit and color of the skin is yellowing. You should also be able to smell the distinct cantaloupe smell when ready to harvest. You can get customized planting guides and dates to tell you when cantaloupes will be ready at the link below. Check it out if you are interested, it is free.

Here is a link that might be useful: VegeNag

ikea

I think your weather is very different than ours in central Georgia. We've had good rains about once a week, and the weather has cooled off, so your no-rain and dry heat must be regional!

amlinde

Yes, I don't try to figure out when my cantaloupes will be ready much anymore unless somebody calls my attention to it. I just notice if there are any babies on the vines and then keep an eye on them as time goes by to check on insect damage and see when they're ready to slip off the vines.

I have flowers but no fruit..not even small ones. Its been hot..real hot in the NE thoughout the spring and the summer. I thought by now that Iwould have seen a small fruit??

Do you know the difference between male and female flowers? Mine only just started making female blooms, though they've had males for a few weeks. I think i planted them in last week of May, something ate the ones i planted from seed, so these were good sized replacement seedlings from a nursery.

Female flowers have a tiny fruit on them, males are flat. Females are the only ones that make melons...i can post a pic when it gets light if you want.

please post the picture. Thanks

Here we have a female flower with the tiny melon. Male flowers will just have a stem and flower on top of that.

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I lied, i couldn't find a female on my cantelopes, musta been wishful thinking...this is what the males look like. I'm right on the MI/IN border, BTW.

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Hope this helps!

These are male and female watermelon blossoms.

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so how do you get more female flowers? It seems like I have an abundance male flower but far fewer female,