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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on May 21, 2015 0:08:37 GMT -5
Just thinking about watermelon today. Found a few interesting watermelon genes mention and thier coresponding breeding lines. Joseph, you might be interested in this first one.
Ctr Cool temperature resistance; Ctr from line PP261-1 (a single plant selection of PI 482261 from Zimbabwe); ctr from 'New Hampshire Midget'; resistant to leaf mosaic injury when grown at air
temperature below 20°C.
tl bl tendrilless (formerly called branchless*), after 4th or 5th node, vegetative axillary
buds are transformed into flower buds and leaf shape is altered; tl from 'Early
Branchless'; Tl from breeding lines
'G17AB', 'ASS-1', 'YF91-1-2', and S173 breeding line.
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Post by jondear on May 28, 2015 12:29:55 GMT -5
I planted out a few more than a dozen watermelons this year. There are a few of 5 different varieties, some OP and some hybrids, some red fleshed some yellow. Some may have a chance to ripen some of them I'm not expecting much, hopefully I can at least get some seeds back.
I planted
• moon and stars yellow fleshed
• petite yellow
• sureness
• golden midget
• mickylee
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Post by imgrimmer on May 28, 2015 14:46:14 GMT -5
keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) is there a source for this specific breeder lines? I found only the zimbabwean variety via the USDA/ARS-GRIN/NGBIS (I don`t know what the name is). Summer is absent this year, I fear it will be a lost year for my melon breeding. Some of these genes would be fine 
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jul 1, 2015 16:21:38 GMT -5
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Jul 1, 2015 17:19:28 GMT -5
keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.): Definitely not from my farm. I've seen hairy watermelons, but not spikey. That flower looks like a nightshade to me... Perhaps Solanum rostratum?
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Post by orflo on Jul 2, 2015 2:57:17 GMT -5
It's certainly solanum rostratum, possibly weedy in some US places
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jul 2, 2015 10:59:20 GMT -5
Yeah. The question is how did it plant itself in my watermelon plot? Deer? I'm fascinated by weeds that blend in with the surrounding crops. Almost like teosinte hiding in a corn field.
I guess i should pull it up. It says it is the original host for potato beetles.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jul 21, 2015 13:13:35 GMT -5
I noticed there are many small watermelons forming in the watermelon patch. That's a good sign. Joseph Lofthouse, how are your watermelons and corn, and sunflowers, and peppers doing? |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Jul 21, 2015 23:40:57 GMT -5
I noticed there are many small watermelons forming in the watermelon patch. That's a good sign. Joseph Lofthouse, how are your watermelons and corn, and sunflowers, and peppers doing? My watermelons are doing really well this year. We had some weather that was much hotter than normal when they were small, so they really thrived. Here's what the main patch looked like a few days ago. There are a few marble sized fruits. There are about 5 plants in this planting who's mother had red flesh. The rest of them have been yellow-fleshed for at least two generations, though they were grown in a field that contained red-fleshed melons. I planted them as sibling groups, but they are all grown together now...  I am growing 11 other hills in different fields for the seedless watermelon experiment. Here's what my flour corn patch looked like a couple days ago: I'm calling this 'Harmony'. It is the Keen101 hybrid swarm pollinated by South American Flour corns. I chose to grow flour corn this year instead of popcorn. I also threw a few hills into the planting that were flour corns sent to me by Holly, Alan, and others.  Some of the sweet peppers are currently flowering. I need to weed them this week, then I'll be done with them til harvest. I planted them as sibling groups, so that should make selection easier. I flubbed up on planting, and didn't get the 'Giant Seeded' sunflowers planted this year. There are plenty of feral sunflower weeds growing in a corner of a field that I didn't get fully planted this year. |
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Post by flowerweaver on Jul 22, 2015 9:09:43 GMT -5
This is Buffalo Burr, Solanum rostratum. Best to nix it before you have more, every part of the plant has thorns. |
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Post by flowerweaver on Jul 22, 2015 9:16:46 GMT -5
keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) Here's the range of Solanum rostratum--everywhere! I would venture it was in your soil already, as it often comes up where land has been disturbed. I see it in my own fields, and weed it out. Doubtful Joseph Lofthouse sent it to you, since the seed does not look at all like a watermelon seed.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Jul 22, 2015 11:52:32 GMT -5
Thanks. Yeah, i pulled it out soon after i found it. I've never seen it grown in our yard before, but it's probably out in the desert areas nearby.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on May 5, 2018 19:50:30 GMT -5
Watermelon seedlings growing today. Planted one patch of the watermelon-citron hybrids today. Plan to plant the other half in another patch. Each patch will be on each side of the main patch.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on May 6, 2018 0:48:23 GMT -5
When is your average last frost? Wondering if I can plant watermelons as well. I usually plant them later. Officially I think it is still May 15th or May 20th. More traditionally we usually get either a light snow or rain on May 10th and nothing after that. More than half that time it is not snow on May 10th but just rain. Since it seems to me many plants take 2-3 weeks to germinate direct seeded I think now is a pretty good time to plant. If you think you might get a late frost you can be cautious and plant the seed but don't water just yet. Just leave the seeds ready in the ground. EDIT: farmers almanac seems to have been updated! It says May 5th is now my last frost date! Which is today!
Guess climate change really has had an affect 🤔 |
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Post by reed on May 6, 2018 4:29:21 GMT -5
Our last frost date is also supposed to be the 15th. I don't know if that has been officially  changed or not. In any case I haven't got mine planted yet but I have several volunteers already up. Too bad I know no good ones are included in what ever got left over or pitched out so I won't be keeping the volunteers. |
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changed or not. In any case I haven't got mine planted yet but I have several volunteers already up. Too bad I know no good ones are included in what ever got left over or pitched out so I won't be keeping the volunteers.