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Fri, Aug 8, 14 at 21:32
| Very few people hang out in the Great Lakes gardening forum, so I can't ask this there. Besides, there's many places besides Michigan that have similar enough climates I'd like to know what other peoples' opinions are too. I've Googled, and searched the site, and come up with only10 hits on the name Lambkin, most of them about seeds and not about growing practices. I'm considering an expensive seed purchase for next year and would like to know if 1) the shorter DTM listed is really accurate 2) if the variety stands up to cooler nights (50/60 or so) and 3) if anyone actually has experience growing them, and what it was like. Thanks all so much!! Lisa |
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| I'm a little further south, but have tried Lamkin. I didn't do all that well with it. Some of my problem has been soil borne fungus that cause mature vine decline and wilt. I gave up on Lamkin and for something a little different, I have Burpee Early Hybrid Crenshaw which can do so well. I had a 22 pounder a couple years ago and they are doing well this year. |
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| I grew one this year near Youngstown, OH. I got several melon varieties going from seed early and transplanted them near Memorial Day. The Lambkin didn't take, so I planted another seed directly in the ground. I planted the melons in a mound surrounded by black weed paper. I only got one Lambkin melon and I picked it two days ago (Aug 20). I was very happy with the flavor, but I probably should have left it in for another few days. I will definitely plant more next year, (hopefully by transplant to give me an earlier start). I also was real happy with my blacktail mountain watermelons this year. I also planted yellow doll and new queen watermelons. I have picked one so far and it was very good, but I'm not sure which of the two it was. I also tried minnesota midget cantaloupes but the flavor was not very good. In summary, I was thrilled that a directly sown lambkin melon turned out so well for me despite less than ideal weather, I just wish I would have gotten a few more. |
This post was edited by Ztom on Fri, Aug 22, 14 at 8:24
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