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Old July 27, 2007   #46
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Default 2007 watermelons (pic heavy post)

Here are some of my 2007 watermelons. I included the basketball just for a size reference.

They are from left to right: AU Producer, Big Crimson, another Big Crimson, and Raspa
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Old July 27, 2007   #47
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Default ........and a couple more

The first one shows how productive the Big Crimsons are and the last one of a Raspa, I thought was just neat.
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Old July 27, 2007   #48
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So, Razorback, that is quite an unusual melon - the orangy brown one with the black stripes. Looks quite uniform and round, though! How does it taste.....
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Old July 27, 2007   #49
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Default .....taste

I don't know how it tastes because it still sounds green when I thump it, and besides, I haven't found a knife that'll cut it yet!

But since you mentioned unusual, here's a pic of a watermelon that was supposed to be a Big Crimson. You can see the real Big Crimson in the background, and this one is obviously a lot different. If it tastes good, I guess I could always save some seed out of it.
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Old July 29, 2007   #50
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Default Raspa pics

Here's my first Raspa of the year. It weighed 31 lbs., and was very good. Between the watermelons and the tomatoes, I may O.D. on lycopene.
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Beautiful pics. It looks yummy.
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Old September 26, 2007   #52
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I finally tried the first Ha-Ogen melon of the season (I think I'll be getting only 2 or 3 per vine, off of four vines growing in two 7-gallon containers).

The fruit was VERY fragrant, but only half the size of the melon I purchased at the farmers' market a week or so ago. It was softball-sized. A bit sweeter than the one I'd bought at the farmers' market, and it would have been nice if it could have been sweeter, but I started it a month late, and where I'm growing it (Sunset Zone 17) it isn't exactly a good melon-growing area; there is not enough heat and sunshine.

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My melon crop was kind of a bust. I grew them in containers this year, because last year I grew them in-ground and they practically floated away in our frequent heavy rains. I did manage to get a couple decent-tasting Minnesota Midgets early in the season but the rest (including Green Machine, Golden Sweet, and Golden Jenny) were bland because of heavy rains again. It became impractical to cover the containers with tarps because we literally had weeks and weeks of near-daily rain. I may just stick to buying melons from the farmer's mkt next year.
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my ha-ogens were very small last summer...softball size would be flattering them!
but they were very tasty...and left me with enough seeds to grow out for the rest of my life.
aren't melons great that way? very generous with the seeds. not sure i'll grow them again tho.
minnesota midgets did better for me...quicker...and very happy in a pot.
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