My one and only...

noinwi · September 2, 2012

I picked this yesterday, although not intentionally. I tried to gently pick it up to smell the blossom end and it popped right off the stem. It's not as deeply ridged as the ones I've seen photos, but the original seed was purchased the the late 90s. I don't know if there are different strains of Charentais. The fragrance was heavenly and made the whole apartment smell like melon. It was just shy of 2 1/2 lbs.

We had it this afternoon for a treat. Very juicy and flavorful, but could have been a little sweeter...still very good. I should have held it over for at least one more day, but the fragrance was making me salivate, lol. Now I have fresh seed(yipee!). I do have one more still on the vine that's half the size and still quite green(a late surprise). Hoping it will have time to ripen.

September 2, 2012	#7
noinwi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: PNW Posts: 486	I picked this yesterday, although not intentionally. I tried to gently pick it up to smell the blossom end and it popped right off the stem. It's not as deeply ridged as the ones I've seen photos, but the original seed was purchased the the late 90s. I don't know if there are different strains of Charentais. The fragrance was heavenly and made the whole apartment smell like melon. It was just shy of 2 1/2 lbs. We had it this afternoon for a treat. Very juicy and flavorful, but could have been a little sweeter...still very good. I should have held it over for at least one more day, but the fragrance was making me salivate, lol. Now I have fresh seed(yipee!). I do have one more still on the vine that's half the size and still quite green(a late surprise). Hoping it will have time to ripen.