To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grapple: an apple that tastes like grapes.
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:47:34 -0800
That's theoretically possible, but the problem is that bush types don't produce enough sugar. You need the higher leaf to fruit ratio of a vine to get sweet melons. Summer squash work on bushes because they don't have to be sweet, but the sweetest winter squash have to grow on vines.
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On Jan 17, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Steve wrote: