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Post by bunkie on Jan 9, 2011 10:52:52 GMT -5
Moonbeam does very well here in our short season.
extreme, did a couple emails with David at Peters seed and research last year. he said they were closing for now. had no news. i told him to keep me abreast if they opened.
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Post by extremegardener on Jan 9, 2011 13:15:10 GMT -5
Thanks Bunkie .
So Moonbeam's a Kapuler creation... Sounds like it might be worth a try for me
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Post by blueadzuki on Jan 12, 2011 8:33:25 GMT -5
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Post by castanea on Jan 12, 2011 10:30:55 GMT -5
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Post by aednik on Jun 12, 2011 3:06:53 GMT -5
Blacktail Mountain is a good variety for short season areas - ripens early, tastes good and stores well. Nevertheless, some other varieties have had a better taste at my growing conditions - Yellow Doll fe and Gold Flower (both yellow fleshed). Unfortunately, I was not able to obtain seeds of the Gold Flower for this year and as it is a hybrid variety, collecting it's seeds wouldn't help much - unless, of course, one plans to start 'dehybridize' this variety.
Cream of Saskatchewan has ripened nicely here outdoors and I think it is worth of growing in cooler climate. I have two other white-fleshed varieties this year - Suika and White Sugar Lump. Will be interesting to compare them.
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Post by castanea on Jun 12, 2011 12:35:48 GMT -5
I have planted seeds from a Gold Flower fruit. The resulting fruit looked nothing like Gold flower. If I planted many more plants it might help to find something more like Gold Flower, but Gold Flower is so unique that I am guessing that it might be difficult to dehybridize.
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Post by aednik on Jun 12, 2011 12:44:24 GMT -5
I have planted seeds from a Gold Flower fruit. The resulting fruit looked nothing like Gold flower.... How many seeds? |
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Post by castanea on Jun 12, 2011 21:17:19 GMT -5
I have planted seeds from a Gold Flower fruit. The resulting fruit looked nothing like Gold flower.... How many seeds? Only 2 |
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Post by aednik on Jun 13, 2011 1:33:38 GMT -5
Yeah, this is clearly too few... I've got around 100 seeds - but unfortunately, from OP cross (nobody knows with what namely...). I'll sow them probably next year. |
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Post by castanea on Jun 14, 2011 0:26:42 GMT -5
Yeah, this is clearly too few... I've got around 100 seeds - but unfortunately, from OP cross (nobody knows with what namely...). I'll sow them probably next year. That will be interesting, and a lot of work. Let us know how it turns out for you. |
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Apr 12, 2012 11:01:12 GMT -5
I wont need any seeds until around May 10th, but if anyone has any seeds for Early Canada that i can add to my proto-landrace please send me a PM or let me know. Those Estonian watermelons look interesting. Has anyone purchased any from them? www.seemnemaailm.ee/eng/index.php?CID=214 |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Apr 12, 2012 11:52:35 GMT -5
Those Estonian watermelons look interesting. Has anyone purchased any from them? I didn't purchase, but I grew seeds from 3 of the varieties listed. They didn't produce fruit for me if they even germinated. But then, it was a very bad year for me and watermelon. |
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Post by 12540dumont on Apr 12, 2012 15:50:03 GMT -5
Yeah, that's because Joseph threw them out in the snow without mittens or overcoats. Even the Estonians don't let their melons shiver in the snow.
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