Korean Melon Ripeness Question
sunnyk
15 years ago
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Early Silver Line / Oriental Korean Melons
Comments (1)Well, I'm glad to know you like them. I've grown Sakata Seed's selection before and found it lacking -- not very sweet, kind of half way between a cucumber and a melon. I gave some to my sister's friend who was originally from Taiwan and she said they were "perfect" so I took that to mean that is just what these things do....See MoreKorean Melons
Comments (1)I've had Korean melon once in Jan 2014. I washed the seeds really well and dried them for 2 weeks and kept them. I proceeded to grow a few seeds and three germinated after like forever for me. I did not use heating mats or additional lighting, etc. So anyway, I put them in the back garden in the coop where I live and within a few weeks pests ate the tiny vines. I guess you can do the same as I did regarding saving the seeds....See MoreKorean Melon
Comments (7)Thanks so much for the advice. When I googled it, it said not to leave them on the vine because they would get 'sunburned.' It's in full sun, so I thought that I should take it off early. I've since pulled it off, but it did not come off easily. I twisted and yanked to get it off, but it was already fully yellow. Here's a pic. I really appreciate your tip that they 'slip off easily.' I'll be sure to let them do that next time instead of wrestling it off. It's good to know that there will be more coming. We haven't tasted it yet, but we will today. Thanks....See MoreTahitian melon squash is ripe ... when?
Comments (6)I agree with Farmerdill, the squash in the photo does not appear to be fully ripe. Years back (when I was much younger) I was able to grow Tahitian here. It took most of my season, and not all ripened... but I did get a few. Very deep tan when fully ripe. I grew Waltham butternut that year too, and to me, the Tahitian was not that much sweeter than a fully-ripened butternut... but MUCH larger. That Tahitian was the first squash I ever saved seeds from, and I did not yet understand about crossing. When I grew that Tahitian seed the next year, many of the plants were obvious crosses with Waltham - with short, wide necks. They looked & tasted like butternut squash, but some weighed up to 20 pounds! We ate a lot of squash that winter....See Moredeanriowa
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