Materials and Methods<BR>Melons were transplanted into a 0.8 mil plastic mulch having an 18” wide bed top <BR> <BR>Cotton plantings for each planting date were made when the initial melon vine reached the mulch edge <BR> <BR>PHY 499 WRF was planted on 36 inch row spacing, using a 2-row planter centered over the plastic mulch <BR>