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- From: Sheridan Shumway <rattler_mt@yahoo.com>
- To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] melons
- Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:02:16 -0700 (PDT)
ive got about 1 seasons experience personally with melons and a few years of
watching my dad try and grow them....im in zone 3 or 4 up in northeast
Montana and my major problems is my growing season is usually of unknown
length and what kind of weather im going to have....normally our summers are
hot and dry with minimal humidity and if i get 120 days of continuous good
weather for growing im a very happy camper though it usually doesnt happen as
it turns cool and starts to do light frosts at between 90 and 110 days...
last year for the first time i put in some melons, Ambrosia from Territorial
Seed Company.....i think the 3 hills took up about 4 x8 foot worth of vines
but there werent a ton of vines and i wound up with about a dozen
small-medium melons that were absolutely outstanding....slicing one open in
the kitchen would make the entire main floor smell like melons....granted the
sucked up alot of water but i was happy with it...especially after watching
my dad fail at growing them every year...i didnt get much of any seeds bought
this year which may have been a good thing cause it appears we may have a
short growing season.....around here melons are something yah plant every
year and every once in awhile yah have a good crop.....i happened to have
thrown some in the ground on a good year for melons..
Sheridan S.
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Sheridan Shumway, 06/09/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Raby, Brian, 06/10/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] melons, Spidra Webster, 06/10/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] melons, Road's End Farm, 06/10/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] melons, Kieran &/or Donna, 06/11/2009
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Sheridan Shumway, 06/11/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Bob Kelly, 06/11/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Mark Angermayer, 06/12/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] melons, William C. Garthright, 06/12/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Road's End Farm, 06/13/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] melons, Mark Angermayer, 06/13/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Mark Angermayer, 06/12/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Bob Kelly, 06/11/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] melons,
Raby, Brian, 06/10/2009
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