|
| Anyone ever grow this variety? Are these going to HUGE melons if I succeed growing them?
I'm planning on putting the plants in the end of a raised bed, and having the melons/vines grow on the ground next to the bed... |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by farmerdilla (My Page) on Mon, Jun 15, 09 at 15:59
| It is in the 15-20 lb class, not very big at all maybe twice the size of a Sugar Baby. I am curious as to where you found seeds It is an old hybrid introduced in 1971. It has been years since I have seen one. Green striped melon like Crimson Sweet but a lighter shade of green. |
|
| Thanks for the quick reply, farmerdilla! I'm glad they won't be TOO big, and I'm glad you know about them. I couldn't find any info on google... I bought 4 seedlings (1st true leaves are just coming in) at OSH yesterday. The tag says it's from Kawahara Nursery in Morgan Hill, CA. I have 3 cantaloupe in a 2'x4' bed, and bought the watermelon to replace them because I don't think the cantaloupe are going to grow well. But, I just can't bear to get rid of anything! SO, I'm going to grow them over the edge of my second 2'x4' bed, sharing them with sweet potatoes. Will it be ok to grow the watermelon with the sweet potatoes? I'll be training the SP vines up my deck, away from the watermelon... |
|
- Posted by farmerdilla (My Page) on Mon, Jun 15, 09 at 16:57
Never know until you try. They will need space, the vines will run on average 8 ft from the base. Sweet potatoes can have 6-8 ft or longer vines also, but there are cultivars with 3 ft vines.  |
|
- Posted by cassieinmass 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 15, 09 at 18:32
| BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! |
|
| Indeed! My mouth is watering right now from your picture... I know the seedlings should be 1 foot apart, but would it be ok if they were closer? I want to have them trailing off of the back of the bed below. There's plenty of space for the plants to sprawl, but not for them to grow in the bed...
|
|
| I had a beautiful Family Fun melon rot on the vine. What could cause that and how can I prevent my remaining watermelons from suffering the same result. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Vegetable Gardening Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Please review our Rules of Play before posting.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
