Melon
* Most melons are closely related to cucumber
  - part of cucumbers
  - perfectly ripe when they separate from the vine easily
  - sensitive to cold and grow best in a hot, dry climate
* Most melons contain fatty substances
  - detach from the stem naturally when ripe
  - grow to size
* Most melons have flesh
  - orange flesh
  - pale flesh
  - rinds
  - skin
  - succulent flesh
* Most melons produce fruit
  - small fruit
  - stay on vines
* Ripen at room temperature, then refrigerate, wrapped.
* Some melons grow plastic.
* Some melons have heads
  - triangular heads
* Some melons reach full maturity
* also benefit from growing on black plastic and under cloches
  - prefer infrequent and deep irrigation
  - require generous amounts of water in order to support quick vine growth in early summer
* aphids feeding on secondary plants always give birth to live young.
* are a good source of vitamin C and Potassium
  - great raw fruit because they are watery and easy to mush in the mouth
  - nutritious food
  - summer favorite during their hot summers
  - tender annual
  - vine crop that requires a strong support
  - also popularly consumed as juice, and are also dried, candied, or made into jam
  - edible fruit
  - gourds
  - heavy feeders and sensitive to drought, so a steady supply of water is essential
  - lower in calories than most fruit
  - one of the most important crops in the tropical and temperate areas of the world
* are part of cucumbers
* are ripe when the stem begins to dry out
  - underside of the fruit turns greenish white to cream in color
  - round at the base coming to a point at the stem end
  - susceptible to wilt, blight, mildew, and root rot
  - thought to have originated from India or ancient Persia or Africa
  - usually too large to grow in a container
* belong to the gourd family, as do squash and pumpkins.
* can take up lots of space.
* come from Africa and southwest Asia
  - in many different sizes and colors
* cultivars with insect and disease resistance.
* digest quickly whereas grains take more time.
* flies however do attack cucumbers.
* fly damage occurs when adult female flies lay their eggs into fruit and sometimes into stems
  - eradication by overflooding with sterile flies
* get a number of diseases and have problems with a number of pests.
* give off and absorb odors.
* grow best in warm, dry climates with full sun and require plenty of water
  - on climbing, hairy vines that have rounded leaves and yellow flowers
* grows as vine.
  - high nutritional value
* includes peels
  - sections
* inherits color and weight , and has a proper attribute, vine length.
* is edible fruit
* often benefit from supplemental warming, such as that provided by growing under plastic.
* originate from Africa and southwestern parts of Asia.
* play a significant role in the food industry due to their worldwide popularity.
* require full sun.
* thrive on warm weather and full sun.
+ Melon, Nutrition: Cucurbitaceae
  * Melons are a nutritious food. The seeds of cantaloupe were used in China to moderate fevers and the digestive system. Elsewhere, seeds were ground into a powder and used to treat tuberculosis. Cantaloupes are particularly beneficial to people with heart disease, as they have large of amounts of an anticoagulant known as adenosine. They also have high levels of potassium, which benefits those with high blood pressure. Due to their high water content, all melons are considered diuretics.

### melon:

Bitter melon
* are very bitter in taste.
* displays many variations in physical characteristics.
* is composed of several compounds with confirmed anti-diabetic properties
  - native to almost all tropical climates
+ Taste, Basic tastes, Bitterness:

Persian melon
* Most persian melons have flesh
  - orange flesh
* are larger than cantaloupes with dark green rinds covered with fine netting.