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  • From: "William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] melons
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:29:38 -0500


I've heard a lot of people with heavy soil complain about growing tasteless
melons, and a few people with heavy soil who claim success.


I've stayed out of this discussion before now, because I've grown watermelons (Crimson Sweet Watermelon from Gurneys) only ONCE. That was last year, they were absolutely wonderful, and I've got heavy soil with lots of clay. (The only problem I had was in figuring out when to pick them. I lucked out on most of them, but I picked one too green and two or three that were overly-ripe.)

At any rate, they were really sweet and delicious. I gave a few away and got raves. But we'll see what happens this year.

That's my contribution, for whatever it's worth.

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)

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The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. - Joseph Conrad




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