Thanks for the offers everyone. Everyone's generosity is very appreciated. I recently was sent some Tigger Melon seeds. I think my daughter will love this one. I've got a decent amount to grow now. I'm all set for a while. GW is a great forum! Chris

Army: 1st year with cantaloupes so I guess I'll find out if PM attacks them like they do my cukes and squashes. But, there are several organic remedies for PM -- wettable sulfur, a baking soda solution, and a milk solution to name a few. Google for recipes. Definitely spot test for the sulfur though and do nor use with Horticultural oils. Also... what I have learned is that in order for ANY remedy to work on PM is to treat PRIOR to symptoms showing. This leads my reasoning to --- when you normally start seeing PM show up each year, start treating BEFORE that time of year. For me, that's about a month from now. We'll see if that theory holds up. Kevin

Since you are in zone 2 your problem with melons may well be cold soil. You can help that some by putting black plastic down around the melons and cover that with clear plastic. Once the melons cover that it won't help much. You may need to raise the temperature in the greenhouse. Your nights even in summer may be way to cold for melons. How warm is your soil?

Cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupes and pumpkins are all in separate species and can't cross. If you're growing different types in the same species you would have a problem. I don't even attempt to save seeds from lettuce since I grow so many types close together and they readily cross. If you have limited space to dedicate to a certain plant you will eventually run into a problem with a shallow genetic pool. But if you save your seeds in the freezer you can plant off a single year for a very long time so you won't continually be siphoning out of your pool. If you're thinking about trying seed saving from hybrids your results will be erratic and you likely won't get the same results from your F2 that you had with the F1. It may be good or it may be bad. If you're planting heirlooms you will have more consistent results and you end up with plants that are acclimated to your specific garden. GardenWeb has a seed saving forum. Here is a link that might be useful: seed saving forum