But, if we must get technical, according to a professor at the University of Illinois, all cantaloupes are muskmelons, but not all muskmelons are cantaloupes. Muskmelon is simply an overarching term used to describe melons sweet in flavor and fragrance. These include honeydew, canary melons, and yes, cantaloupe. Seeing as we've been eating the pair interchangeably for years, you can swap muskmelon for cantaloupe in any recipe. Try this Cantaloupe Blackberry Basil Salad for a refreshing summer snack that packs an aesthetically pleasing punch.
For an appetizer that will definitely up your dinner party game, try these Melon Basil Summer Rolls. These spring rolls are the perfect mix of fruit and vegetables and are fresh enough to keep you coming back for more. Looking to add cantaloupe to your dinner mix? Try this simple Cantaloupe and Goat Cheese Salad as a side dish. Its refined yet sweet flavor will pair well with any main course from salmon to chicken.
The bottom line? Cantaloupe and muskmelon are technically the same fruit, at least according to your local grocer. The use of transplants is recommended for western Oregon, and for early production in eastern Oregon.
Transplant production requires 4 to 5 weeks under proper greenhouse conditions. Muskmelon seed numbers approximately 19, per pound. Use fungicide treated seed. Muskmelons are sensitive to damping off, especially under cool, wet soil conditions. The minimum soil temperature required for germination of these crops is 60 F, with the optimum range between 70 to 95 F. Depending on cultivar, muskmelon plants may bear separate male and female flowers on the same plant monoecious , which is typical of elongated-fruit varieties.
Most American round-fruited cultivars bear male and perfect flowers male and female organs in the same flower flowers on the same plant andromonoecious. Young plants begin bearing male flowers and do so all through flowering. Depending on the cultivar, perfect flowers, or female flowers, which are fewer in number, begin appearing 1 to 2 weeks after initiation of the male flowers and are found only on branch runners.
Bees transfer pollen from male flowers to the female flowers, making fruit set possible. Melons are not pollinated by wind, and since melon pollen is heavy and sticky, even those varieties that have perfect flowers, need bees for adequate pollination.
It is recommended that at least one honey bee colony be introduced for every acre during the blooming period since native bee populations may not be adequate, or may not coincide properly with the blooming period. Research in California indicates that "a higher quality marketable crop results 50 crates per acre increase with two colonies; crates per acre with three colonies ".
Placement of colonies in the field has an effect on the number of bee visits per flower. Visits per flower were more than doubled with colonies spaced no more than yards apart in comparison with colonies placed at only one spot in a 40 acre field. At no time should any portion of a field be more than yards from a bee hive. Avoid using insecticides injurious to bees and manage application of pesticides in a manner to protect bees and apiaries from injury. Gibberellic acid GA is labelled for stimulation of fruit set in muskmelon during periods of cool temperatures.
The label calls for one application before bloom followed by two more applications at intervals of days. Caution: The efficacy of GA applications for fruit set in melons has not been confirmed by research in the Pacific Northwest. Use windbreaks as necessary especially in eastern Oregon. Grain windbreaks have been found effective when grain rows are used for each melon row. Winter wheat varieties, rye, or oats can be used.
Spring barley may be used for February plantings. Seed grain thickly, seeds per inch. This requires about 10 lb barley, 9 lb wheat, or 8 lb rye to seed grain rows 12 feet apart. Windbreaks may be cultivated out after the melon plants are well established. If they are not, windbreaks should not be allowed to touch the plants because abrasion of the enlarging fruit can cause that fruit to be misshapen. Windbreaks may be cut off or rototilled around June 25, before melon vines develop long runners that may be damaged by tractor tires.
Black plastic ground mulch controls weeds, may increase soil temperature, conserves moisture, and protects fruit from ground rots. Mulch increases yield and earliness and is recommended particularly in Western Oregon where temperatures are limiting. For black plastic mulch to increase soil temperature, it is critical that the soil surface be smooth and that the plastic be in close contact with the soil.
This can only be achieved by laying the plastic with machines specifically designed and adjusted for this task. Clear plastic mulch is excellent for transferring heat to the soil but does not control weeds.
A new generation of plastic mulch films allows for good weed control together with soil warming that is intermediate between black plastic and clear film. These films are called IRT infrared-transmitting or wavelength-selective films.
They are more expensive than black or clear films, but appear to be cost effective where soil warming is important. Plastic, spunbonded, and non-woven materials have been developed as crop covers for use as windbreaks, for frost protection, and to enhance yield and earliness.
They complement the use of plastic mulch and drip irrigation in many crops. Non-woven or spunbonded polyester and perforated polyethylene row covers may be used for 4 to 8 weeks immediately after transplanting.
Covers should be removed when plants begin to flower to allow proper pollination. Row covers increase heat unit accumulation by 2 to 3 times over ambient.
Two to four degrees of frost protection may also be obtained at night. Soil temperatures and root growth are also increased under row covers as are early yields, and in many cases, total yields. Row covers may be replaced after pollination is completed after fruits per plant have been pollinated to further enhance earliness.
However, some abrasion of fruit may occur if the covers are allowed to be in contact with the plants. Preliminary research in California indicates that soil-supported covers or mini-tunnels have been used to promote early production of some crops.
Similar to hoop-supported tunnels, these increase soil and air temperature around the plants, maintain surface soil moisture, and prevent crusting. They may also provide about 7 days advantage in earliness and harvest season, depending on crop and time of planting. Soil to form the sides of the tunnel is brought from the sides of the plant row, which may be direct seeded or transplanted at the same time, or prior to tunnel installation.
A modified bedshaper is used to form a ridge on each side of the plant row, leaving a suitable area for planting. A inch-wide piece of embossed clear plastic is then used to cover the plant row, leaving a 5 to 6 inch-high space between the planted row and the plastic cover. Mean temperatures may be increased F depending on time of planting and sunlight availability and intensity. Care should be exercised that crops are not damaged from excessive heat.
Covers should be removed from most crops when temperatures under the cover exceed 90 F for more than three consecutive days. Good management practices are essential if optimum fertilizer responses are to be realized.
These practices include use of recommended varieties, selection of adapted soils, weed control, disease and insect control, good seed bed preparation, proper seeding methods, and timely harvest. Because of the influence of soil type, climatic conditions, and other cultural practices, crop response from fertilizer may not always be accurately predicted.
Soil test results, field experience, and knowledge of specific crop requirements help determine the nutrients needed and the rate of application. The fertilizer program should insure adequate levels of all nutrients. Optimum fertilization is essential for top quality, yields, and returns. Recommended soil sampling procedures should be followed in order to estimate fertilizer needs.
The OSU Extension Service agent in your county can provide you with soil sampling instructions and soil sample bags and information sheets. Recommendations are based on a row spacing of 60 inches. With decreased row spacings fertilizer rates should be increased.
Apply one-half the nitrogen at or just prior to planting and the rest when vines begin to "run". There is less danger if the band application is split into two bands. The danger is aggravated as the band comes closer to the seed. The danger is greater with sandy than with finer textured soil. Immediate irrigation at the first sign of burn should reduce further injury. There is more possibility of damage to seedlings on acid soils where the pH is below 5.
Phosphorus fertilizer should be banded at planting for vigorous early seedling growth. Bands should be located 2" to the side and 2" below the seed. Specific information on soil test procedures is available from the Dept. Potassium should be applied before planting or banded at planting time. S is sometimes contained in fertilizers used to supply other nutrients such as N, P, and K but may not be present in sufficient quantity. Plants absorb S in the form of sulfate. Fertilizer materials supply sulfur in the form of sulfate and elemental S.
Elemental S must convert to sulfate in the soil before the S becomes avail able to plants. The conversion of elemental S to sulfate is usually rapid for fine ground less than 40 mesh material in warm moist soil. Sulfur in the sulfate form can be applied at planting time. Some S fertilizer materials such as elemental S and ammonium sulfate have an acidifying effect on soil.
CAUTION: Many muskmelon and specialty melons are sensitive to foliar applications of sulfur used to control a number of foliar diseases. This sensitivity is cultivar dependent. A number of varieties resistant to sulfur-induced foliar damage are available.
Applications of foliar sulfur to non-resistant varieties can result in severe foliar damage. When the soil test value is below 1. Magnesium can also be supplied in dolomite, which is a liming material and will reduce soil acidity. Dolomite should be incorporated into the seedbed at the rate of In general, boron deficiencies are uncommon.
Boron should be applied uniformly to the field as a spray or broadcast. Actual cantaloupes are not commonly found in the U. Real cantaloupes, or European cantaloupes, are slightly sweeter and have a differently-patterned rind than the melons sold in the U. They're similar enough, though, that most people don't really notice the swap. If you're trying to choose between purchasing a honeydew or cantaloupe melon or don't remember which your recipe called for, you really can't go wrong with either choice.
Healthline reports that both fruits contain almost the exact same amount of calories, water, fat, protein, carbs, and fiber as one another.
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