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Cantaloupe History in Texas

Last post by Shule « Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:47 pm
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by karstopography » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:31 pm

My BIL called me from his home in Southlake, TX a couple of days ago to talk about tomatoes. I asked him about his cantaloupes because I knew he grew some amazing cantaloupes...

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Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:47 pm
Difference between muskmelon and cantelope?

Last post by karstopography « Tue Apr 15, 2025 3:49 pm
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by edweather » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:10 pm

Can someone please point me in the right direction for a resource that simply describes the difference between a muskmelon and a cantaloupe. Thanks, Ed

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Tue Apr 15, 2025 3:49 pm
Collective Farm Woman melon - ripe when?

Last post by JRinPA « Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:00 pm
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by zendog » Sat Jul 16, 2022 12:15 pm

I'm growing Collective Farm Woman melon from some MMMM seeds and it is doing pretty well and I now have about a half a dozen melons growing. Since it isn't exactly a honey...

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Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:00 pm
Ever eaten a fully ripe Armenian cucumber?

Last post by pepperhead212 « Wed May 18, 2022 7:37 pm
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by Shule » Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:45 pm

Has anyone here ever eaten a fully ripe Armenian cucumber or Metki melon? FYI: They're technically C. melo. Are they sweet at that stage?

I tasted a cross between Noir de...

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Wed May 18, 2022 7:37 pm
Jaabeer and Githa

Last post by Julianna « Wed May 18, 2022 6:05 pm
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by Julianna » Wed May 18, 2022 1:56 pm

I don't think i have seen a seed source for either of these in the US? They are akin to Armenian cucumbers but are different melons. Shaped like tiny nerf footballs. Jaabeer...

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Wed May 18, 2022 6:05 pm
Honeydews, 2020

Last post by Spike « Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:37 am
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by Shule » Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:11 pm

Here's our first melon of 2020. It's a honeydew. The mother is Huerfano Bliss (an orange-fleshed honeydew), but it's striped (the stripes are faint when ripe), so the father...

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Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:37 am
What's your favorite hybrid eastern-style cantaloupe?

Last post by GardenGuy00 « Thu Oct 01, 2020 2:04 am
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by Shule » Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:27 pm

Ambrosia F1 is pretty famous for being super sweet and good. Have any others supplanted it? There are plenty of others that look promising. Athena F1 is supposed to be pretty...

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Thu Oct 01, 2020 2:04 am
Fertilizer for cantaloupes & watermelons

Last post by EdieJ « Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:23 pm
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by EdieJ » Thu Jul 16, 2020 12:08 pm

So my melons are all vining nicely and loaded with flowers - all males. What (if any) fertilizer should I put on them to get females to pop out?

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Thu Jul 16, 2020 8:23 pm
Muskmelons with the longest shelf-life

Last post by Shule « Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:20 pm

by Shule » Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:20 pm

I've grew Valencia Winter melon, which keeps for a long time. The fruits are tiny and hard, though. The taste was okay.

I heard that Kirkman was a winter muskmelon. So, I...

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Last post by Shule
Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:20 pm
Recommend a melon for N. Florida?

Last post by PlainJane « Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:18 am
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by PlainJane » Wed Jan 01, 2020 10:17 am

This coming spring I’d like to devote one 30 gal. container to melons, and am looking for suggestions.

Needs to ripen before the really nasty heat and humidity sets in...

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Thu Jan 02, 2020 5:18 am

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