When to plant Watermelon and cantaloupe in Indiana
In spring, from Apr 10 – May 15 in Clarksville to May 15 – June 15 in West Lafayette.
For a fall crop, from June 1 – 15 in Auburn to July 15 – 30 in Sellersburg.
Cantaloupe (muskmelon) dates are the same as watermelon except where the table notes them.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Auburn | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Avon | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Bargersville | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Bedford | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Beech Grove | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Bloomington | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Bluffton | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Brownsburg | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Carmel | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Cedar Lake | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Chesterton | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Clarksville | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Columbia City | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Columbus | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Connersville | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Crawfordsville | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Crown Point | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Danville | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Decatur | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Dyer | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| East Chicago | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Elkhart | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Evansville | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Fishers | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Fort Wayne | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Frankfort | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Franklin | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Gary | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Goshen | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Greenfield | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Greensburg | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Greenwood | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Griffith | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Hammond | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Highland | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Hobart | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Huntertown | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Huntington | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Indianapolis | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Jasper | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Jeffersonville | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Kendallville | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Kokomo | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| La Porte | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Lafayette | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Lake Station | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Lawrence | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Lebanon | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Logansport | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Lowell | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Madison | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Marion | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Martinsville | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| McCordsville | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Merrillville | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Michigan City | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Mishawaka | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Mooresville | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Muncie | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Munster | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| New Albany | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| New Castle | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| New Haven | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Noblesville | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Peru | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Plainfield | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Plymouth | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Portage | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Richmond | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Schererville | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Sellersburg | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Seymour | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Shelbyville | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| South Bend | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Speedway | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| St. John | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Terre Haute | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Valparaiso | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Vincennes | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Wabash | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Warsaw | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Washington | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 15 – July 20 |
| West Lafayette | May 15 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Westfield | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Whitestown | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Yorktown | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Zionsville | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. The full USDA table for watermelon.
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