When to plant Watermelon and cantaloupe in Oregon
In spring, from Feb 15 – Apr 15 in Coos Bay to June 15 – July 1 in Baker City.
For a fall crop, from May 1 – June 15 in Bend to July 15 – 30 in Woodburn.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Ashland | June 1 – 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Baker City | June 15 – July 1Cantaloupe (muskmelon): not listed | Not listed |
| Beaverton | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Bend | Not listed | May 1 – June 15 |
| Canby | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 15 – 30 |
| Central Point | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Coos Bay | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Not listed |
| Cornelius | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Corvallis | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Cottage Grove | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Dallas | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Eugene | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Fairview | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Forest Grove | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Gladstone | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Grants Pass | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Gresham | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Happy Valley | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Hermiston | May 15 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Hillsboro | May 1 – June 15 | June 15 – July 20 |
| Independence | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Keizer | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Klamath Falls | Not listed | May 1 – June 15 |
| La Grande | June 1 – 15 | May 15 – June 1 |
| Lake Oswego | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Lebanon | Mar 15 – Apr 15 | Not listed |
| Lincoln City | Apr 10 – May 15 | Not listed |
| McMinnville | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 15 – 30 |
| Medford | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Milwaukie | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Not listed |
| Molalla | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Monmouth | May 1 – June 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Newberg | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Newport | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Not listed |
| North Bend | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Not listed |
| Ontario | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Oregon City | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Pendleton | May 1 – June 15 | June 1 – 15 |
| Portland | Mar 1 – Apr 15 | Not listed |
| Prineville | Not listed | May 1 – June 15 |
| Redmond | Not listed | Not listed |
| Roseburg | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Salem | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 1 – 15 |
| Sandy | Apr 10 – May 15 | Not listed |
| Sherwood | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Silverton | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Springfield | Apr 20 – June 1 | June 15 – July 20 |
| St. Helens | May 1 – June 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Sweet Home | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| The Dalles | Apr 20 – June 1 | July 1 – 15 |
| Tigard | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| Troutdale | Apr 10 – May 15 | Not listed |
| Tualatin | Apr 10 – May 15 | July 15 – 30 |
| West Linn | Apr 1 – May 1 | Not listed |
| Wilsonville | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 15 – 30 |
| Woodburn | Apr 1 – May 1 | July 15 – 30 |
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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