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Old April 11, 2016   #31
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I sell my produce in Cache Valley only. I generally attend the People's Market seed swap, and the Ogden Seed Exchange during the winter. Unfortunately, the People's Market Plant Sale this year conflicts with the Logan market, so I won't be able to attend the Salt Lake plant sale.

I'm expecting to start melons and watermelons in a week for the Logan market.
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Old April 11, 2016   #32
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I'll have to see if I can make it up there at some point. I'm not far, north side of Davis county.
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Old April 11, 2016   #33
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I'm looking forward to Charentais, as well as Moon & Stars, both from generous seed-swappers. I think I'm going to order Ha'Ogen.

I want to find an heirloom melon I can grow and sell at market. But more so, I want to grow something I can eat for breakfast while I'm at market, sitting on the tailgate of the truck, and subjecting everyone to irresistible melon aroma. Then when customers ask to try it, I'll say "sorry, no. You can't have any...food safety rules...state says I'd kill you if I gave you a piece of my melon. I guess you have to buy one."
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Old April 11, 2016   #34
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My trialing of Ha'Ogen a few times... the best flavor of any melon I've tried, but little to no aroma.

Something like Petit Gris De Rennes would bring all those downwind of you to your table, but that melon is not very productive in my trials and in agreement from what I've read.
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Old April 11, 2016   #35
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Interesting. I have a honey bee hive in the field. Maybe that will help productivity of some of the old heirloom varieties. I had looked at Petit Gris De Rennes, too. I will probably try it as well, thanks.

I think melons are going to be the subject of my foliar feeding and compost tea experiments. The melon patch is too large to do much soil improvement this late in the spring.
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Old April 13, 2016   #36
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My trialing of Ha'Ogen a few times... the best flavor of any melon I've tried, but little to no aroma.
I tried it last year for the first time and can relate to that sentiment
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Old April 13, 2016   #37
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Could anyone suggest a melon I could try in my mini veggie garden or in my greenhouse. I had decided against growing anything that wasn't veggie but am having second thoughts . It would need to be a bush for outside or one I could grow upright for the greenhouse. I do have some of a very old variety called Hero Of Lockinge but probably a bit too rampant for my purpose this year.

I have grown them in other years but didn't have the space problem then..

Any help would be appreciated

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Old April 17, 2016   #38
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I'm growing Saldana watermelon. It a the only melon I'm growing this year......and we all know that could change.lol
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Old April 20, 2016   #39
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moon and stars water melon and Crenshaw melon, I live in water melon country of Missouri.
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Old April 20, 2016   #40
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I am trying Early Moonbeam Watermelon. Got seeds from SESE. Supposed to have short vines. We will see.

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Old April 21, 2016   #41
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Odd that several say there is no aroma to Ha'Ogen melons, we grew it in the front yard and people would literally stop in the street and ask what that wonderful small was?

Ours tasted sublime, and were very aromatic.
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Old April 29, 2016   #42
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I'm growing mostly Sugar Baby and Haogen.
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My melon list keeps changing. I'll grow Wibb for sure (watermelon) since I need fresh seeds. Charentais. Ananasnaya (new to me). Oka (need fresh seed). I'm trying to keep it to 4/4.
I threatened to only grow melons this year. My garden helper threatened to walk off the job.
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Old May 1, 2016   #44
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I am testing Minnesota Midget this year. I don't think the plants are compact but the fruit is supposed to be "personal size".

I hope to grow them up the posts of my deck and up to the pergola. Has anybody who has grown these before comment on flavor abd growth habit?
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vines are compact...

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