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Contents

• Botany
• Cultivar selection
• Transplant production
• Planting in the high tunnel
• Row covers
• Soil management and fertilization
• Irrigation
• Pollination
• Pruning
• Trellising Harvest and yield
• Marketing
• Pest management
• Aphids
• Bacterial wilt
• Cucumber beetles
• Powdery mildew
• Spider mites
• Thrips
• Whiteflies
• References
• Melon and watermelon seed sources
• Sources of high tunnels (hoophouses)

Related pages

• M170, High Tunnel Tomato Production
• MX384, Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers

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High Tunnel Melon and Watermelon Production

Melon and watermelon seed sources

• Abbott and Cobb, Inc.
  P.O. Box 307
  Trevose, PA 19053-0307
  267-525-7037
  acseed.com
• Abundant Life Seed Foundation
  P.O. Box 772
  1029 Lawrence St.
  Port Townsend, WA 98368
  360-385-5660
  www.abundantlifeseed.org
• Baker Creek Heirlooms
  2278 Baker Creek Rd.
  Mansfield, MO 65704
  417-924-8917
  rareseeds.com
• Berlin Seeds
  5371 Co. Rd. 77
  Millersburg, OH 44654
  330-893-2091
• Bountiful Gardens
  18001 Schaefer Ranch Rd.
  Wilits, CA 95490
  707-459-6410
  bountifulgardens.org
• Burgess Seed
  905 Four Seasons Rd.
  Bloomington, IL 61701
  eburgess.com
• Burrell Seeds
  P.O. Box 150
  Rocky Ford, CO 81067
  719-254-3319
• Chesmore Seeds
  5030 E. Hwy. 36
  St. Joseph, MO 64507
  800-383-0865
  chesmore.com
  Clifton Seed Co.
• 2586 NC 403 W
  P.O. Box 206
  Faison, NC 28430
  910-267-2690
• Cook Garden
  P.O. Box 535
  Londonberry, VT 05148
  800-457-9703
  cooksgarden.com
• Fedco Seeds
  P.O. Box 520
  Waterville, ME 04903
  207-873-7333
  fedcoseeds.com
• Golden Valley Seed
  P.O. Box 1600
  El Centro, CA 92244
  760-337-3100
• Harris Moran Seed Co.
  555 Codoni Ave.
  Modest, CA 95357
  209-549-5208
  harrismoran.com
• Harris Seeds
  355 Paul Rd.
  Rochester, NY 14624
  800-544-7938
  harrisseeds.com
• Hazera Seeds
  2255 Glades Rd.
  Suite 123A
  Boca Raton, FL 33431
  561-988-1315
  www.hazera.com
• Holmes Seeds
  2125 46th St. NW
  Canton, OH 44709
  800-435-6077
• Johnnys Selected Seeds
  955 Benton Ave.
  Winslow, ME 04901
  800-854-2580
  johnnyseeds.com
• Jordan Seeds
  6400 Upper Afton Rd.
  Woodbury, MN 55125
  612-738-3422
• Morgan County Seeds
  18761 Kelsay Rd.
  Barnett, MO 65011-3009
  573-378-2655
• Nunhems USA, Inc.
  1200 Anderson Corner Rd.
  Parma, ID 83660
  208-674-4146
  www.nunhemsusa.com
• Orsetti Seeds
  P.O. 2350
  Hollister, CA 95024-2350
  831-636-4822
  orsettiseeds.com
• Park Seeds
  1 Parkton Ave.
  Greenwood, SC 29647-0001
  800-845-3369
  www.parkseed.com
• Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
  P.O. Box 2209
  Grass Valley, CA 95945
  888-784-1722
  groworganic.com
• Rupp Seeds
  17919 Co. Rd. B
  Wauseon, OH 43567
  800-700-1199
  www.ruppseeds.com
• Sakata Seed
  18095 Serene Dr.
  Morgan Hill, CA 95037
  408-778-7758
  www.sakata.com
• Seedway
  1225 Zeager Rd.
  Elizabethtown, PA 17022
  800-952-7333
  seedway.com
• Seminis Seeds
  2700 Camino del Sol
  Oxnard, CA 93030
  866-334-1056
  seminis.com
• Shamrock Seed Co.
  3 Harris Pl.
  Salinas, CA 93901
  831-771-1522
  www.shamrockseed.com
• Siegers Seed
  13031 Reflections Dr.
  Holland, MI 49424
  800-962-4999
  www.siegers.com
• Southwestern Seed Co.
  P.O. Box 11449
  Casa Grande, AZ 85230
  520-836-7595
  southwesternseed.com
• Stokes Seeds
  P.O. Box 548
  Buffalo, NY 14240
  800-263-7233
  stokeseeds.com
• Sugar Creek Seed
  P.O. Box 508
  Hinton, OK 73047
  405-542-3920
  sugarcreekseed.com
• Sun Seeds
  2210 Stephanie Brooks Rd.
  Wenatchee, WA 98801
• Syngenta Seeds, Rogers Brand
  600 N. Armstrong Pl.
  Boise, ID 83704
  208-327-7252
  rogersadvantage.coWilhite Seed Co.
  P.O. Box 23
  Poolville, TX 76487
  817-599-8656
  wilhiteseed.com

M173, new February 2006