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Post by philagardener on Mar 17, 2017 20:18:31 GMT -5
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Post by SteveB on Mar 17, 2017 21:03:38 GMT -5
Will do, though I'm not much for writing about myself... |
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Post by SteveB on Mar 19, 2017 21:40:47 GMT -5
Not sure where to post this question, so I'll post here. Has anyone growing canteloupe ever noticed a variance in color on the better tasting melons? It may be coincidental but I have been saving seed from all the great tasting melons, as well as the not so great(I eat the seeds..) but I noticed recently that the seeds in my "good melon" stash tend to me a more orange color than the "bad melon" seeds.
Any thoughts on this? If there was a correlation, that would make seed selection easier.... Lol
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Mar 20, 2017 0:32:34 GMT -5
To my taste buds, deep orange color in a melon or squash is a good indication of better flavor. So my melons and squash are continuously moving towards deeper orange coloration.
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Post by templeton on Mar 20, 2017 3:15:14 GMT -5
Not sure where to post this question, so I'll post here. Has anyone growing canteloupe ever noticed a variance in color on the better tasting melons? It may be coincidental but I have been saving seed from all the great tasting melons, as well as the not so great(I eat the seeds..) but I noticed recently that the seeds in my "good melon" stash tend to me a more orange color than the "bad melon" seeds. Any thoughts on this? If there was a correlation, that would make seed selection easier.... Lol @steveb I think the colour intensifies as they sit in the ripening melon. So if they spend a greater time in the melon as you wait for it to ripen they get a deeper colour. This based on my observations of harvesting seed from over-ripe melons. Not entirely sure - perhaps check it out this summer and see if it's true. T |
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Post by reed on Mar 20, 2017 3:47:03 GMT -5
I stumbled on to some really great melons this year. They most definitely had deeper orange color, in the flesh and seeds both.
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Post by SteveB on Mar 20, 2017 8:31:37 GMT -5
I stumbled on to some really great melons this year. They most definitely had deeper orange color, in the flesh and seeds both. It's interesting to me, if that's an indicator than that would be helpful for selection. I have one set saved from a single melon that seems to have a mix of whiter and more orange color seeds. I think I'll deprecate them by color and see what the results are. Joseph Lofthouse I totally agree templeton. That does seem to be logical, and I will test it out this season. Thanks everyone! |
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Post by templeton on Mar 20, 2017 17:09:10 GMT -5
look forward to your results. I've been selecting out of Farthest North for a number of years now, but the line I'm on while good seems to have reduced sweetness and flavor compared to some of the others i've grown in previous years. If I can select deeper colored seeds out of my previously saved seed batches that would be a good thing.
T
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Post by steev on Mar 20, 2017 23:53:06 GMT -5
T: Farthest North is from NorHem; you're in Oz; I shouldn't have to point this out; they're prolly trying to grow underground, poor things.
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Post by templeton on Mar 21, 2017 16:25:23 GMT -5
T: Farthest North is from NorHem; you're in Oz; I shouldn't have to point this out; they're prolly trying to grow underground, poor things. Ahhh, I see. Do you think burying a heap of fridge magnets might help? Since we are talking melons, in Joseph's thread, I should add that his bush melon is continuing to grow and flower, altho it hasn't got any fertilised flowers. This well after the FN have shriveled and died. This bush melon is an awkward, odd looking plant. I think i might come to love it tho. T |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Jan 31, 2018 15:38:23 GMT -5
I'm going on a road trip. Would love to meet some of you along the way. I'm expecting to attend the Organic Seed Growers Conference on February 16th and 17th in Corvallis Oregon. I expect to man a table at Open Source Seed Initiative's open house on the 18th. On my way to/from the conference I'm visiting with friends and collaborators. My route is taking me through Idaho Falls, Missoula, Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Pendleton, Boise, and Twin Falls. I'd love to meet some of you along the way, or at the conference. I'm speaking near Seattle on the 13th: "Food Security through common sense and Traditional Methods". Someone has made arrangements to live stream my presentation. Get notification of that on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Josephs.Garden Details about the event are at: www.facebook.com/events/189291078334806/ |
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Post by reed on Jan 31, 2018 16:56:01 GMT -5
Sure wish I could make it but a little far for me.
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Post by andyb on Jan 31, 2018 20:03:51 GMT -5
I should be able to make it to the Seattle area event. Looking forward to meeting you in real life; maybe some other folks from the area as well.
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Post by richardw on Feb 3, 2018 22:57:11 GMT -5
Hopefully i also can catch your livestream
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Post by andyb on Feb 14, 2018 1:11:47 GMT -5
Joseph Lofthouse I just got home from the talk you gave near Seattle. It was great, and it was even greater to meet you in real life. I also enjoyed the group discussion afterwards. Good stuff!
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