General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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July 21, 2016 | #61 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Oklahoma
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We are growing watermelons and cantloupes....
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July 22, 2016 | #62 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2012
Location: massachusetts
Posts: 1,710
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Galia melon.
Not too productive for me, but delicious green fleshed melon. Galia has the interesting property of slipping from the vine at the moment of perfect ripeness, so no guesswork about ripeness. Pretty compact if grown vertically. |
July 30, 2016 | #63 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Southwest Ohio
Posts: 75
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I have never grown Cream Of Saskatchewan but have grown White Sugar Lump. I don't know if these are the same melon but they sure look exactly alike. White Sugar Lump was on okay melon and I grew it 3 years in a row. I only got 2 watermelons per vine each year that I grew it, considering their small size, that is not very productive imo. As we all know, things like production can vary depending on growing conditions and such. Taste was okay. The novelty of a white fleshed watermelon was pretty cool though. Here is a couple of pictures. Mine were about the size of volleyballs. They were early compared to other watermelons. The lighting made them look a little whiter than they actually were. Last edited by Christa B.; July 30, 2016 at 09:06 AM. Reason: adding pictures |
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August 1, 2016 | #64 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Southern WI
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The pictures sure do look similar. I'll have to grow the Cream of Saskatchewan some year just to test my curiosity. We bought a couple small yellow fleshed watermelons at the farmer's market Saturday, probably cut one up tonight.
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August 1, 2016 | #65 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: maryland zone 7
Posts: 26
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Melons
Loved those yellow dolls. Do not know anything about white fleshed melons.
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cantaloupe , watermelon |
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