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Sweet Melon (Shamam)

شمام

Same spring window as watermelon, smaller vine, perfume-sweet reward.

💧 Summer water

Every 2 days

💧 Winter water

Every 3 days

☀️ Sunlight

Full sun

🔥 Heat

Handles heat

🌱 Difficulty

Moderate

⏱️ To harvest

75–90 days

🪴 Containers

Needs open ground

📅 Best sowing

Feb, Mar, Apr

Planting calendar (UAE)

Jan

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Mar

Apr

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Jun

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Nov

Dec

Every 2 days; reduce as fruit ripens for better flavour.

Full sun.

Rich pockets in sandy ground; can climb a strong trellis with fruit supported in slings.

'Full slip' — a ripe melon detaches from the stem with a gentle push and smells sweet at the stem end.

◆Armenian cucumber is botanically this melon — same easy summer vigour, eaten as a cucumber.