Honey Rock Melon

Name: Honey Rock Melon
Brand: Planted Places
SKU: 2HNYRCK4
Price: 8.99 USD
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Certified Organic
Full Sun (6+ hrs/day) recommended

Ships as a 4" plant

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Growth Timeline

Growing Season: Most fruits/veggies have their peak growing season starting in spring and extending through fall. They need a runway of consecutive warm days and nights (from 60-90) to produce fruit.
First Harvest: Fruits/veggies take 2-3 months to bear fruit and/or reach ripeness.
Final Harvest: Fruits/veggies start to give out between late summer and early fall in most climates. Some plants, such as strawberries, will become dormant in winter before popping back into action in for spring, but most fruiting plants will need to be replaced after their season is over.

Growing Zone

Grows best in zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Most fruits and veggies prefer warmer temperatures and will be dormant or grow very slowly in colder climates. Refer to the following guidelines concerning extreme weather:

COLD CLIMATES

Fruits/veggies require nighttime temperatures to consistently be in the 50s or above to survive.

WARM CLIMATES:

Fruits/veggies are made for the heat and will do fine with temperatures above 90 degrees.

To find out what extreme temperatures your location experiences, check out the USDA zone for your region.

More Fruit & Veggie Tips

Support Trailing Plants: Unless you are growing smaller plants (jalapeño or micro-tomatoes) you might want to use stakes, trellises, or cages to support the plants as they grow. This will prevent them from sprawling on the ground. Train the vines to grow vertically for better air circulation and easier harvesting.

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Honey Rock Cantaloupe – Organic Heirloom 4” Plant

Introduced in 1925 and named a 1933 All-America Selections winner, ‘Honey Rock’ is a legendary heirloom cantaloupe prized for its exceptional sweetness, rich aroma, and thick, luscious flesh.

The nearly round fruits weigh 3–7 pounds and feature salmon-colored flesh with an unusually thick layer surrounding a small seed cavity. The gray-green rind is covered in a coarse, classic netting, a hallmark of premium muskmelons.

Plants are vigorous and wilt resistant, producing 5–7 fruits per plant under good growing conditions. ‘Honey Rock’ thrives in full sun and matures in approximately 75–90 days.

This organic 4” Honey Rock cantaloupe plant is ideal for gardeners seeking old-fashioned melon flavor, reliable yields, and one of the finest heirloom cantaloupes ever grown.

Fruit Size: 3–7 pounds
Flesh Color: Salmon
Flavor: Very sweet, aromatic
Skin: Gray-green with heavy netting
Exposure: Full Sun
Days to Maturity: ~75–90 days
Special Traits: AAS winner, wilt resistant
Type: Heirloom cantaloupe (muskmelon)

Organically grown and shipped with care—perfect for gardeners who want rich, old-fashioned cantaloupe flavor and award-winning performance.

We take great care to ensure our seedlings are healthy and well-established before they’re shipped. We pre-germinate the organic seeds and grow them up to 12 weeks before shipping them as mature plants ready for transplant. Seedlings typically arrive within 1-4 days. For more information, see our shipping policy.