Marsha, I've saved seeds from some small melons that I ate while in Mexico, not fermented - just rinsed and dried and they germinated just fine a few months later. Not saying don't ferment them, just that like with tomatoes it's not necessary to germination.
I've never seen that variety in stores here - sounds jummy! Might as well try growing them, even if hybrid.
I had great germination on my F1 Picolino cukes -- too good in fact, I didn't separate them in time and had to plant bigger clumps rather than rip apart their roots. I ended up with about 10 plants, so it will be interesting to see if there is much variation in fruit.
Linda -- I love Halona F1 too! Only cantaloupe I'm growing this year.
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