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Post by Alan on Apr 4, 2007 18:53:21 GMT -5
Howdy folks, I'm just posting to find a few more things I'd like to "play" with this year. Right now i'm on a search for any rare or unusual Melons (watermelons too), squash (winter or summer and pumpkins) and Gourds! I would love to have anlything really neat you have to spare, exspecially foreighn types and native american types, I would be glad to do my best to bag blossoms/isolate types and re-offer the seeds here for everyone this fall. Check out My seed offer in the Strange Fruit Section for what I have on hand for trade. Thanks so much for your time!
-Alan
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Post by cannaisseur on Apr 4, 2007 19:49:15 GMT -5
I am not sure where you live, but I have some Sweet sue papaya seeds. If you have a green house, or could keep the temps right, you could grow this. This heirloom type is a rare giant, and gives out some nice large fruit. It can handle cooler temps than most papayas, with it handling temps around 25 degrees, maybe even a few degrees cooler. I have a friend who has pics of a nice mother that got hit with a 24 degree cold snap in southern Texas back a few years, with snow on it, and it survived. It is quite larger than most, and very vigorous. It is also a very nice tropical looking plant.
Papaya is a fruit that has a natural protein enzyme that makes it perfect for eating after a nice steak, or other type meats. It will aid in digestion.
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Post by johno on Apr 5, 2007 9:10:45 GMT -5
Alan, if the list is not too long to post, what do you already have? I might be able to assist.
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Post by Alan on Apr 5, 2007 17:16:10 GMT -5
Of varitieties of squash I only have:
White Bush (pattypan)
Orange Bush (pattypan)
Sphegetti
Butternut
Acorn
Green striped cushaw
Summer crookneck
Summer Straightneck
Black Beauty Zucchini
8 ball Zucchini
Of melons:
Hales best cantaloupe
Bananna melon
Watermelons:
Sugar Baby
Crimson Sweet
Gourds:
Birdhouse
Long handled dipper
Hope that helps and thanks for any help you can provide!
-Alan
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Post by Alan on Apr 6, 2007 22:11:35 GMT -5
I am looking particularly for the following:
Squash:
Turks Turban
American Tonda
Hubbard
8 ball zuch
Kikuza
Galeux d'Eysines
Marina di Chioggia
Musquee de provence
Juanne et Verte pattison
Rouge vif d'Etempes
Melons:
Prescott Fond Blanc
Early hanover
Delice de Table
Emerald Gem
Conoe Creek Colossal
Gourds:
apple
dinosaur
If anybody has any of these I would be glad to send you multitudes of seed this fall and I would be eternally gratefull!
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Post by johno on Apr 7, 2007 0:05:34 GMT -5
Here's what I have:
Squash-
seminole pumpkin
cucuzzi
delicatas
greek sweet red
red kuri
shishigatani
georgia candy roaster
winter luxury
green striped cushaw
buttercups
eat all
flying saucers (hybrid pattypan)
Gourds-
cypriot
luffa
birdhouse
bushel
Melons-
orangeglo
blacktail mountain
moons & stars (red and yellow)
desert king
jelly melon
noir de carmes
charentais
green machine
I don't know if any of that sounds good to you, but let me know if it does.
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Post by flowerpower on Apr 14, 2007 6:07:03 GMT -5
Alan, I'll go through my seeds. I think I have several things you'd like.
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Post by Alan on Apr 21, 2007 21:26:13 GMT -5
I just wanted to give a big thank you to everyone who has sent me seeds!!! I can't wait to grow it all and if it survives  (crosses fingers) I'll offer seed here! |
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Post by americangardener on Oct 25, 2007 22:23:54 GMT -5
Alan.. i realize this is an old thread.
Are you still seeking melon and squash seeds? Or was this a one time project?
If you are interested i have a few dozen varieties of squash and about 20 or so melons, and maybe about 30-40 luffas you might be interested in. Unfortunately my melons got beat down really bad by this drought and then the only times it did rain here it was hail the size of marbles which both times nearly wiped out all the melons.
But i do have leftover seeds from my own trials... and now a couple hundred seeds from a few of the small melons that were able to produce seed this year. Can't tell ya exactly what they'd be though.. since i gave up on growing these out after the first hail storm. None of the saved seed was from bagged or hand pollinated fruits. Guess it'd be potluck. But, you're welcome to any of the seeds i did get or to whatever i have left in the 2007 seed packets.
LMK and i'll throw some in your envelope.
Dave
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Post by Alan on Oct 25, 2007 23:19:21 GMT -5
Throw them on in, I'd love to play with them and see what I get!
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(crosses fingers) I'll offer seed here!