Can Watermelon be frozen successfully?
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Comments (20)Nice looking plant Konrad. Sorry it died. I have a Prunus armeniaca var. mandshurica seedling from fruit collected at Olds College in Olds Alberta in 1980 or 81. I started out with 5 or 6 plants but ended up with one survivor. That tree is now about 12 ft tall and partially healthy as it is in a very tough growing area. We have had one batch of fruit enough for jam once. The problem is 3 fold. Early bloom is always an issue since the blossoms can get frozen so easily. The second issue for me is no pollinator nearby. I have an acquaintance in Saskatoon who has a relatively young tree which has given fruit but she has the same problem and we intended to trade blooming branches last spring but did not get it done. I would like to graft from her tree onto mine with one branch and see how that might help. The fruit was of good flavour especially for jam. A little tart and quite unlike the commercials. If you can provide somewhat of a micro climate any of the ones out of the more Northern Nurseries should work. They do take time to get to producing age and you should have 2 for best fruit set. I suspect some kind of early insect control would help as they are so early but the bugs are still there!...See MoreHas anyone successfully dried fresh cilantro and chives?
Comments (11)Both chives and cilantro taste like lawnmower clippings when dried. Blech! So I make chive butter, rolled into a log and popped into the freezer. Perfect for baked or mashed potatoes. Or on top of a steak or fish. You can also add some minced shallots. Cilantro I just toss into a zip bag and freeze. Squeeze the air out of the bag and it is less bulky in my over-stuffed freezer. Basil is also frozen this way. Parsley is dried in a dehydrator and then kept in the dark or the color will fade out. The micro method works too, or you can put a cookie sheet in the oven and dry them. Same for thyme, rosemary. (But I do bring the pot into the house for winter and can cut fresh. It sits in my living room.) Karen, dig up some chives, root and all, pot it up and bring it indoors. If they start to get lanky and floppy, shake the pot or put a fan on them to strenghten them. Now next season, you will have triple the amount in the ground to give to neighbors. In about 3 years, they will run and hide when you come by!...See MoreWatermelon Lemonade, another Watermelon goodie..
Comments (3)Thanks I made a pitcher of lemonade last night. It was pretty tart. Also have watermelon; might try this. Sounds like a winner, here....See MoreAnyone grow melons in containers successfully?
Comments (5)The main thing melons need is long hot summers and lots of sun. It takes almost three months from planting the seeds in warm ground to harvesting, and they need warm nights as well as days. If you can supply that, you can grow them in containers. I've grown sugar baby watermelons and Sarah's choice cantaloupes in half whiskey barrels holding about 25 gallons of potting mix, and they did well. I used the basic 5-1-1 mix discussed here with added fertilizer. They do need steady moisture before fruits begin to form, but they need dryer conditions after that. Although I haven't grown melons in fabric containers, I grow a lot of other veggies in them. I haven't found that the larger fabric containers require that much more water than the whisky barrels....See Moremellyofthesouth
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