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Monday, September 07, 2015
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big moon
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Bethlehem CT
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A nice little melon off the 191 Blair watermelon this was grown on a small side vine as an after thought. Maybe 85 pounds. I brought this to the fair to be carved by a man that shows up every year at the fair and does a carving exhibit. I have a bigger one on the 191 plant, it will probably go to Bethlehem next week. Nothing great in my melon patch this year. Too bad. The weather has been perfect this year for melons. Too many cucurbit diseases present in my soil, I need some virgin ground to grow on. On a bright note the eating melons have never been sweeter. I grew Jubilee, Willhite Tendergold, and Desert king. Not a bad year to try the Desert King, but drought resistance doesn't help too much if the plants weaken because of the wilt. Which they did.
It takes some getting used to, eating a yellow melon, but the taste is very good.
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