Sweetest melon (brix)

[Deborah]

Carrie, were your mother's melons from a store? I'm getting curious. Also, anyone have a good, sweet experience with those little ones called Midget? Worth, thanks, I never knew about the color, just the smell. So now I'll look for the color too.

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Deborah

Carrie, were your mother's melons from a store? I'm getting curious. Also, anyone have a good, sweet experience with those little ones called Midget? Worth, thanks, I never knew about the color, just the smell. So now I'll look for the color too.

Ripe melon.
If stem end is sweet smelling is is good to go.
If it is sour smelling if has gone bad hog food.
If it has no smell at all it is garbage not fit for hogs.


It was part of growing up and every parent taught their children and that is how to pick a ripe melon.
It was common for all young boys to have a knife and part of our summers was wading in the melon patch for a treat.
We would spot one from 100 feet away and take off running.

I am totally spoiled on good fruit and food and will except no substitutes.
My wife called me a fruit snob.
But before she passed away I was able to grow and show her what a good strawberry was and good blackberries and figs.

I remember the words that came out of her mouth when I gave her, her first good strawberry.
Oh My God now I know why you wont eat them from the store you were so lucky growing up.

You want a good grape buy the ones with seeds they are to die for if you can find them.

Worth

[clkingtx]

Originally Posted by Deborah

Carrie, were your mother's melons from a store? I'm getting curious. Also, anyone have a good, sweet experience with those little ones called Midget? Worth, thanks, I never knew about the color, just the smell. So now I'll look for the color too.

Yes, the melons she got were from a grocery store. I don't know the science about melon ripening, but it worked for her.

Carrie

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by clkingtx

Yes, the melons she got were from a grocery store. I don't know the science about melon ripening, but it worked for her.

Carrie

I am not disputing you so please dont think I am.
What I am saying is they were sweet or almost ready when she bought them.
And there is the growing conditions now where did you say you or she lived then and how long ago.


worth

[clkingtx]

Originally Posted by Worth1

I am not disputing you so please dont think I am.
What I am saying is they were sweet or almost ready when she bought them.
And there is the growing conditions now where did you say you or she lived then and how long ago.


worth

No, I didn't think that. I'm not disputing you either. I am sure you know more than I do about melons.
I'm sure you're right, she knows better than to pick one that is green, or otherwise unfit. The heat probably just dehydrated it, making it sweeter.

We lived in N Central Texas, this was probably about 10 years ago, not sure if she still does it now.

Carrie

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by clkingtx

No, I didn't think that. I'm not disputing you either. I am sure you know more than I do about melons.
I'm sure you're right, she knows better than to pick one that is green, or otherwise unfit. The heat probably just dehydrated it, making it sweeter.

We lived in N Central Texas, this was probably about 10 years ago, not sure if she still does it now.

Carrie

So they were home grown I thought they were store bought.
That makes all of the difference.
Now for the when and the where.
some time ago I am not for sure when almost all of our melons we got came from Pecos or Midkiff Texas or in areas like this when in season they were always around.
You only saw the Valley garbage melons in the off season.
Now you only see the garbage melons.
I guess in the past 20 or 30 years my god how time flies the population has just sucked up everything.

If you ever see melons from this area suck them up.
These are desert melons grown out west.
Work

[clkingtx]

Originally Posted by Worth1

So they were home grown I thought they were store bought.
That makes all of the difference.
Now for the when and the where.
some time ago I am not for sure when almost all of our melons we got came from Pecos or Midkiff Texas or in areas like this when in season they were always around.
You only saw the Valley garbage melons in the off season.
Now you only see the garbage melons.
I guess in the past 20 or 30 years my god how time flies the population has just sucked up everything.

If you ever see melons from this area suck them up.
These are desert melons grown out west.
Work

They were store bought melons, by pick, I meant pick them out from the store. Sorry.

It has been a long time since I have tasted a good cantaloupe. About 3 years, I think. I had saved some seeds from one I thought was pretty good that I bought at Aldi's. I planted a bunch of those seeds, and they made really good, sweet melons. They kind of took over the whole yard, but were worth it!

Carrie

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by clkingtx

They were store bought melons, by pick, I meant pick them out from the store. Sorry.

It has been a long time since I have tasted a good cantaloupe. About 3 years, I think. I had saved some seeds from one I thought was pretty good that I bought at Aldi's. I planted a bunch of those seeds, and they made really good, sweet melons. They kind of took over the whole yard, but were worth it!

Carrie

My father would be on his hands and knees every day weeding in the hot sun.

Amos the cat would be sitting on his back the whole time.
I only knew two men that had gardens like that, 'weed free.
My father and long time girl friends father.
Worth

[Deborah]

I'm going to buy a cantaloupe tomorrow and put it in the car and see what happens. Then I'll report back.

[Worth1]

I was in the store yesterday and they had cantaloupes.
They were so green they still had green stems on them and were about a month from being anywhere close to being ripe.
It was ridiculous and all I could do to not say something to the produce manager.

Worth

[Deborah]

Green here too. As soon as I see a good one I'm going to leave it in the car for two days. I can't resist the experiment.