Last summer I stopped at a roadside stand with a crudely lettered sign that read "Sweet Texas watermelons" and bought a Texas yellow, upon friends' recommendations. It was great, and I tossed some leavings in the raised bed and thought no more about it. This past June, I noticed a single melon-like sprout in the bed and decided to let it grow to see what it might be. Well it was sure enough a watermelon and the vine gave this one big fruit. Picked, washed and chilled it a couple of days ago, and cracked it open last night. Turned out to be 20 pounds of wonderfully ripe Texas yellow. Man, what a great flavor. I may never grow a watermelon again and just let this be my one crowning success as a melon farmer!
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He growed him a dang melon ...
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Re: He growed him a dang melon ...
Dang fine job of it, Bill. Now you have it figured out you should do some more next year.
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Re: He growed him a dang melon ...
Some of our best melons and cantaloupe have been compost-pile sprouts - because they get lots of nutrition and the heat of the compost pile gets them sprouting early in the spring so they have time to grow.
Never heard of a yellow melon though.
Never heard of a yellow melon though.
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Re: He growed him a dang melon ...
Yellow are pretty easy to find at Farmer's Markets. Sweeter than most red ones.
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Dang, my mouth was watering just reading this.
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Re: He growed him a dang melon ...
At some point I dried and put up some watermelon seeds, I found them about early July. Figured what the heck and planted them around the yard. Within minutes the chipmunks found them and ate all but 4. All sprouted, 2 were too shaded and soon died off. The other 2 grew well but one went into the lawn and I mowed it over. The last one just flowered last week and has 3 more flowers . I don't think I'm gonna get any melons...
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