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  • From: "Shelly Elliott" <shelly AT idlethyme.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] White Wonder Watermelons
  • Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 17:58:14 -0600

Well, Wyoming is not known for it's watermelon. I am giddy like a kid on christmas because this is the furthest I have gotten watermelon since I was a kid in Illinois! So basically, I just wait for the stem to dry up, right?
Thanks,
Shelly Elliott
Idle Thyme Farm
Carpenter, WY
www.IdleThymeFarms.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "TxBeeFarmer" <TxBeeFarmer AT HotPop.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] White Wonder Watermelons


I would imagine they're just like any other watermelon. You just wait until
the curl is dead and well dried.

TxBeeFarmer
West Texas Zone 7b

----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelly Elliott" <shelly AT idlethyme.com>

Greetings,
Has anyone here ever grown white wonder watermelons? I am wondering how to
know when they are ripe. I know that they are a 3lb-5lb icebox melon, but
short of taking the scale into the field is there another way that I will
know when they are ready? Much to my surprise I have several that are
larger
than a softball and getting quite green. These are planted in my high
tunnel
as a trial. I planted 40 plants and foolishly thought that I would hand
pollinate. There are hundreds of flowers on gigantic plants and melons
shaping up everywhere. Pollination is not an issue and I have not
pollinated
anything myself. Thanks for the input.
Shelly Elliott
Idle Thyme Farm
Carpenter, WY
www.IdleThymeFarms.com

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