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Post by grunt on Aug 23, 2009 13:26:07 GMT -5
Most of our squash didn't do terribly well this year, including the Permelon. We did manage to get this and will try them again next year in a better location.
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Post by silverseeds on Aug 24, 2009 3:06:05 GMT -5
how long of a season does this squash take
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Post by williethered on Aug 24, 2009 16:45:27 GMT -5
Grunt, Has this squash always had this shape or was it round, ribbed and somewhat pumpkin shaped? And I really enjoyed reading you and your wifes blog.
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Post by grunt on Aug 24, 2009 23:17:32 GMT -5
willie: I have no idea what this one is supposed to look like. I was fortunate enough to get the seed after a sort of convoluted search upon hearing about them. I will be asking the person who sent me the seeds if this is what the original looked like or not. I think the name is sort of a regional generic for a general class of maximas, but I'm not sure. I do know that PCGRIN has absolutely nothing with reference to permelon. ss: The photo is about 10 days old, and the plants were started about 90 days before that. The squash are ripe enough now to mature properly in storage, but will be better if they can get another month on the vine, which they can here. We have the same sort of growing conditions you have, temperature wise, dry, very cool nights and hot days. We have unlimited water, which is a bonus, and very sandy soil. I would look closer at some of the seeds of the southwest offerings for stuff for your area.
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Post by silverseeds on Aug 24, 2009 23:25:24 GMT -5
grunt I have a decent number of squashes from this area, dry conditions. I intend to cross them with the shortest seasoned ones I can find. to try to end up with drier region adapted short season ones. because all of these seem to take a long time.
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Post by williethered on Aug 25, 2009 17:36:21 GMT -5
I didn't want seeds for this, just asking a question.
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Post by grungy on Aug 25, 2009 17:47:19 GMT -5
SS, did you want permelon seeds threw in with you package (s) ?
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Post by silverseeds on Aug 25, 2009 18:05:36 GMT -5
well I do like that it was more nutritional, but I wouldnt know If i got that into my final selections, Unless it is drought hardy, Im not sure its short enough season to make my dry land adapted oones shorter season.
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Post by grungy on Aug 25, 2009 22:20:15 GMT -5
Even if it is later, perhaps you could use it as the pollinator of one of your earliest maximas and see if you can improve your mother's nutrition. Keep back crossing with earlier varieties and hope for the nutritional boost to carry down with your crosses.
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Post by silverseeds on Aug 25, 2009 22:28:24 GMT -5
yes I guess I should huh. Yeah since your offering throw someof them in to.
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Post by winter unfazed on Dec 22, 2009 11:33:40 GMT -5
I think that the statement is correct, permelon describes a general class of maximas with a certain shape. Mine looked similar to 'Sibley' varieties.
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Post by mjc on Dec 22, 2009 15:59:31 GMT -5
Dang...so that's what that thing at the garden market was. All they knew was that it was some kind of squash. I now know what to be on the look out for...if anyone has pics of the ripe fruit, that would help my search.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Feb 21, 2010 11:42:03 GMT -5
Regarding the photo in « Reply #15 on Aug 23, 2009, 1:26pm »
Speckled leaves indicate that it is a Moschata. Can't see the carbuncle clearly, but it does not look like a corky Maxima.
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Post by Hristo on Feb 21, 2010 12:33:42 GMT -5
The leaf speckles are not sure indication. For instance 2 years ago I grew 2 plants of Pink Banana squash (of my own seeds) one of the plants was speckled the other one was not.
Maybe this trait is a remnant indicating past (probably natural) maxima x moschata cross. Maybe the elongated maximas are a result of such hybridization. Maybe!
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