No harm starting one now in a peat pot so when the ground is ready all you need to do is to pop the plant in, peat pot and all. (also it willneed a hardening process before transplanting)

Ianna

thanks I planted 8 seeds today and saved some to plant later. I made my pots from thin cardboard. I don't like using peat pots.

the seeds poked their heads out of the soil today

that's great! can I ask how you started them.....did you do anything special--bottom heat, etc?

I made cereal box cardboard pots for them, because I don't like using peat pots.Put them in a plastic pastry tray, with peaty soil. Then I put them on my light stand and tried to keep the temp up. Have only watered once since planting, so hopefully I will not overwater them.

I have a bag of bunnie compost set aside for their garden bed.

thanks, I have a couple of seeds left so may try them again. They are probably too old now but I won't lose anything by trying them. :)
I hope you have success and get lots of melons! :)

if I do I will have seeds to share next year.