Why Does My Baby Cantaloupe Look Like A Cucumber Inside?

Question

I have very young cantaloupe growing in my garden and they are green and round shaped. I cut one open and it looked like a cucumber inside. Anyone know why?

Answer 1

It is not ripe, that is the way a cantaloupe looks when it isn't ripe. Given time, it will turn orange on the inside and the seeds will form cavity's.

Answer 2

There was some hanky panky going on in that melon patch of yours.

Answer 3

Cantaloupes and cucumbers are distantly related. In fact, I seem to remember hearing about how cucumbers and melons of any sort shouldn't be planted close together because they will cross-pollinate- and the fruit will not be that good.