Sweetest Watermelon - Page 3

Tormato · November 12, 2015

IronPete,

I'll make it easy for you. Get seeds of Cream of Saskatchewan.

PaulF · November 13, 2015

Tormato: The name sounds neat but this is what Tania says: Small round watermelon with light green rind with darker green stripes and white or pale yellow fresh. Juicy, very good flavor, but not as sweet as red-fleshed watermelons, it has a refreshing citric zing.

Is this what your Cream of Sas is? I like big sweet melons.

Worth1 · November 13, 2015

Nothing beats the old standards for melons.
For a small one you can grow on a trellis Blacktail Mountain comes to mind it has a red flesh.
Developed by Glenn Drowns of Sand Hill Preservation.

As I have said before you cant judge a melon for sweetness by name only but by how it was grown.
I have seen wild citrons growing in West Texas in straight sand with no help from anyone.

Worth

IronPete · November 13, 2015

Thanks for the feedback Worth and Tormato! I am going to see about getting some cream of Saskatchewan melon!

Pete

MendozaMark · November 13, 2015

Saskatchewan knows watermelons. You don't just eat them there, in fact if it is not helmet grade watermelon, then they won't grow it.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=saska...FQmKkAodDb4Anw

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Originally Posted by IronPete

Thanks for the feedback Worth and Tormato! I am going to see about getting some cream of Saskatchewan melon!

Pete

kath · November 13, 2015

Sweet Dakota Rose is the sweetest watermelon I've been able to grow well here, followed by Dark Star. Both are supposed to be in the 10-15 lb. range but I had one SDR reach 55 lbs. this year. Crimson Sweet was my previous favorite, but they are generally larger than the other two. I always share cut melons with neighbors and many have said the the SDR is the best tasting watermelon they've ever had or that they've had in years.

RJGlew · November 14, 2015

Tatiana has a number of early watermelons, including Cream of Saskatchewan - which is actually a Russian variety. I just looked, but unfortunately the current selection is low.

I grew Marmeladnyi this past summer & managed 2 small fruit without a greenhouse in Zone 3a.

http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...termelon_Seeds

Tormato · November 14, 2015

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Originally Posted by PaulF

Tormato: The name sounds neat but this is what Tania says: Small round watermelon with light green rind with darker green stripes and white or pale yellow fresh. Juicy, very good flavor, but not as sweet as red-fleshed watermelons, it has a refreshing citric zing.

Is this what your Cream of Sas is? I like big sweet melons.

When I don't rank on the Cleveland Browns (bad karma/exploding CoS

) my Cream of Saskatchewans are about 8-10 lbs, juicy, very sweet, very good flavor. I recommend it for cooler climates than mine, where likely better tasting melons, here, may not be very good, there.

My standard is OrangeGlo, superbly sweet and flavorful, 25-30 lb average in my garden, no disease/vigor issues.

**carolyn137** · November 15, 2015

I used to grow a 250 ft row of all kinds of melons each year and here are the watermelon ones that time after time were the sweetest in my zone 5 in upstate NY.

Blacktail Mountain
Orangeglo
Cream ofSaskatchewan
Yellow Doll F1 (pardon the hybrid but it's great)

I tried many versions of Moon and Stars but they never did very well for me, maybe once every few years for some,especially the yellow fleshed one which I thought was terrific and Glenn at Sandhill says the same thing about it,

Ja, over the years I used to send Glenn new tomato varieties and then I had my choice of almost anything but I wanted to grow watermelons.

And that b'c my father used to tell the stories about when he was a kid and he and some others would go out to the watermelon patch and plug them, meaning make a slanted 4 sided cut, pull out that plug and taste the flesh. Not ripe yet? Replace the plug.I never knew what variety he grew, never thought to ask, and maybe it didn't even have a name.

Glenn was the Curator for Cucurbits for SSE for many years which is why he lists so many melon varieties and it was he who sent seeds to Jere Gettle, for free, when Jere first started Baker Creek. And Jere got his first heirloom birdies from Glenn also.

Carolyn

PaulF · November 15, 2015

It may be too hot here for Cream of Saskatchewan, but then Blacktail Mountain does well here and I think was developed for cooler climates. Oh man am I getting excited about melon growing. Thanks a lot you guys, all I need is another obsession.

Gerardo · November 18, 2015

Orangeglo rocks.

Diana, small and elongated, yellow outside, more pink than red flesh inside, great productivity. Most are 1-2 kilos and have gotten some good feedback on them. Very sweet, and minimal seeds.

syfymy5 · November 19, 2015

Growing Raspa, Starbrite and Yellow Doll.

True Timbers · December 3, 2015

With record heat last summer, I was actually able to grow blacktail mountain to sweet perfection.

In the past near the shore's of lake Superior, I could grow sugar baby some years.

(Sorry can't get into other than pink or red watermelon. It seems people even look at those with disbelief...)

November 13, 2015	#32
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,295	Tormato: The name sounds neat but this is what Tania says: Small round watermelon with light green rind with darker green stripes and white or pale yellow fresh. Juicy, very good flavor, but not as sweet as red-fleshed watermelons, it has a refreshing citric zing. Is this what your Cream of Sas is? I like big sweet melons. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

November 13, 2015	#34
IronPete Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Charlottetown, PEI, Canada Posts: 302	Thanks for the feedback Worth and Tormato! I am going to see about getting some cream of Saskatchewan melon! Pete __________________ Thanks; Iron Pete "We can agree to disagree."

November 15, 2015	#39
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I used to grow a 250 ft row of all kinds of melons each year and here are the watermelon ones that time after time were the sweetest in my zone 5 in upstate NY. Blacktail Mountain Orangeglo Cream ofSaskatchewan Yellow Doll F1 (pardon the hybrid but it's great) I tried many versions of Moon and Stars but they never did very well for me, maybe once every few years for some,especially the yellow fleshed one which I thought was terrific and Glenn at Sandhill says the same thing about it, Ja, over the years I used to send Glenn new tomato varieties and then I had my choice of almost anything but I wanted to grow watermelons. And that b'c my father used to tell the stories about when he was a kid and he and some others would go out to the watermelon patch and plug them, meaning make a slanted 4 sided cut, pull out that plug and taste the flesh. Not ripe yet? Replace the plug.I never knew what variety he grew, never thought to ask, and maybe it didn't even have a name. Glenn was the Curator for Cucurbits for SSE for many years which is why he lists so many melon varieties and it was he who sent seeds to Jere Gettle, for free, when Jere first started Baker Creek. And Jere got his first heirloom birdies from Glenn also. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

November 15, 2015	#40
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,295	It may be too hot here for Cream of Saskatchewan, but then Blacktail Mountain does well here and I think was developed for cooler climates. Oh man am I getting excited about melon growing. Thanks a lot you guys, all I need is another obsession. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

November 19, 2015	#42
syfymy5 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: maryland zone 7 Posts: 26	Watermelon grow out for 2016 Growing Raspa, Starbrite and Yellow Doll.

November 12, 2015	#31
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	IronPete, I'll make it easy for you. Get seeds of Cream of Saskatchewan.

November 13, 2015	#33
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Nothing beats the old standards for melons. For a small one you can grow on a trellis Blacktail Mountain comes to mind it has a red flesh. Developed by Glenn Drowns of Sand Hill Preservation. As I have said before you cant judge a melon for sweetness by name only but by how it was grown. I have seen wild citrons growing in West Texas in straight sand with no help from anyone. Worth

November 13, 2015	#36
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Sweet Dakota Rose is the sweetest watermelon I've been able to grow well here, followed by Dark Star. Both are supposed to be in the 10-15 lb. range but I had one SDR reach 55 lbs. this year. Crimson Sweet was my previous favorite, but they are generally larger than the other two. I always share cut melons with neighbors and many have said the the SDR is the best tasting watermelon they've ever had or that they've had in years.

November 14, 2015	#37
RJGlew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 645	Tatiana has a number of early watermelons, including Cream of Saskatchewan - which is actually a Russian variety. I just looked, but unfortunately the current selection is low. I grew Marmeladnyi this past summer & managed 2 small fruit without a greenhouse in Zone 3a. http://t.tatianastomatobase.com:88/w...termelon_Seeds

November 18, 2015	#41
Gerardo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego-Tijuana Posts: 2,598	Orangeglo rocks. Diana, small and elongated, yellow outside, more pink than red flesh inside, great productivity. Most are 1-2 kilos and have gotten some good feedback on them. Very sweet, and minimal seeds.

December 3, 2015	#43
True Timbers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Washington State Quimper Peninsula Posts: 38	With record heat last summer, I was actually able to grow blacktail mountain to sweet perfection. In the past near the shore's of lake Superior, I could grow sugar baby some years. (Sorry can't get into other than pink or red watermelon. It seems people even look at those with disbelief...)