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Post by adamus on Feb 9, 2013 15:27:10 GMT -5
Wow that's wild looking, like granite.
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Post by raymondo on Feb 10, 2013 0:05:30 GMT -5
The skin reminds me a little of Melon de Lunéville.
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Post by 12540dumont on Feb 10, 2013 0:16:28 GMT -5
Now that's kinda pretty!
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Post by rowan on Feb 10, 2013 3:45:49 GMT -5
Damn-it, the name Granite is taken.
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Post by adamus on Feb 10, 2013 15:07:26 GMT -5
I hate it when that happens.!!
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Post by raymondo on Feb 10, 2013 18:05:39 GMT -5
This is one of Joseph's bush melons. An insect chewed through the stem so I thought I'd try it. It looked okay but the spoon was rather optimistic. Not nearly ripe unfortunately!
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Post by adamus on Feb 11, 2013 4:11:19 GMT -5
Here's one of my Honeydews from the "Farthest North Mix". Pale inside, with a slight blush of orange around the seeds. Heady perfume, and a beautiful melon taste. Quite sweet. Attachments:
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Post by raymondo on Feb 23, 2013 18:46:08 GMT -5
So far the outstanding melon for flavour this season is Marygold. I was surprised because I didn't expect a casaba type to mature in my garden - usually not hot enough for long enough. This season however we had a good stretch of days in the low 30s (higher 80s to low 90s) so that may be what clinched it for Marygold. Anyway, it's a very tasty melon sweet with a mellow syrupiness and the texture was firm but not hard, described pretty accurately by adamus as being between a pear and a nashi.
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Post by 12540dumont on Feb 25, 2013 1:59:19 GMT -5
I loved both Marygold and Furthest North Mix. I wonder what else will come up in the Furthest North Mix? I only planted 6 seeds last year!
Marygold is truly a keeper too. Will store for at least a month. After that I had eaten them all....
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Post by templeton on Mar 2, 2013 3:47:08 GMT -5
What a time to be in the middle of a low carb diet Most of these were either split open, or resting on the ground where they had suffered a bit of rot. Why grow a melon that splits in half? T Attachments:
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Post by raymondo on Mar 2, 2013 6:07:06 GMT -5
They look good T. Is that small striped one Queen Anne's Pocket Melon? Long on scent but short on flavour?
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Post by richardw on Mar 2, 2013 13:14:29 GMT -5
gees they look sooo nice T
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Post by templeton on Mar 2, 2013 16:17:54 GMT -5
The far left looked spectacular, deep apricot, small cavity, great textured flesh, sweet, but over ripe and tasted like nail polish remover. The next to the right was OK, buttery, in texture and flavor, nice, but not spectacular. The little stripey melon, was sweet, but not much on flavor - bland but not offensive The medium one up the front was delightful - not really perfumed, like a very very good shop bought melon - sweet, nice flavor, no weird aromatics, just good.
Far right splitter was nice flavor, but texture made Ms T spit it. - gone all mushy like a way overripe watermelon.
T
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Post by adamus on Mar 3, 2013 14:32:22 GMT -5
I've had a few this year with the watery texture. It's really unpleasant. Picked my last two melons yesterday. okay, but like shop bought. Oh well, I got one honeydew which was spectacular. Next year i grow out the rest of the farthest North mix.
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Post by templeton on Mar 3, 2013 15:00:13 GMT -5
That Farthest North mix is great. Might be my go to seeds for next year.
Ray, not sure about the little melon - has a perfume, but not as strong as other melons on the table. Waiting for Ally from oz to get back to me about it. T
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