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Corryton, TN

Most lineups change multiple times before the seeds start to soak. We know some of you have some soaking, some are sprouted and the rest just waiting on the go day to arrive. What seeds have made your final "go day" lineup?

For competition purposes I've DECIDED.
6 plants hopefully all grafted:

290 Kent 10
272.5 Neptune(K) 14
267 Edwards 08
168 Bright 17
283.5 Dawson 17
171.5 Cantrell 17

Going to do a separate commercial grow with multiples of each for:
Density: 283.5 Dawson and 238.5 Holloway
Lobe count vs weight comparison: 140.5 Cantrell and 165 Cantrell(B)
Length: 249 Bright and 151 Bright 84

4/15/2018 11:32:33 AM

NE Arkansas

Right now the only thing for sure is
3 @ 291.4 Lindley (Grafted and ready)
291 Kent

Rootstock is up just waiting on the following to germ
239 Leonard's
245 Bartoli's
350.5 Kent's
255 Mitchell's
302 Kent's
298.5 Lindley's
238.5 Holloway's

I plan to grow in the commercial patch
283 Dawson x 5 (different rootstocks)
170.4 Lindley - blue rind x 10 (shape test and crossing with CC)
57 Lindley - blue rind x 10 (shape test)
60.6 Lindley x 5 (for lobe count and shape test)
(295.5 Kent (5 lobe) x 239 Leonard)

4/15/2018 3:33:19 PM

Corryton, TN

Guess I should proofread
291 Kent in the competition patch

4/15/2018 5:46:07 PM

sevierville, Tn

8 plants made up in some combination of the following:
302 kent
318 kent
315.5 kent
283 dawson

best plants get the spots !

Unless this winter weather continue, in which case the weeds get the spots as they are growing very nicely !

p.s.
Also some bushel gourds too. 268 kent and ___ haven't decided.

4/15/2018 6:58:16 PM

Bethlehem CT

This year I am looking to self Chris Kent's JBD x CC crosses from 2016. I will grow multiple plants. Hopefully many will carry on the JBD Characteristics and we can begin to isolate genes. I just started grafting them this week. Some will be on Shintosa camelforce, some will be on Rampart, and some will be on Caveman's club rootstock. I am hopeful to get some nice big melons and some good genetic lines for the future.

4/15/2018 7:21:50 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

Jeez.
Wish I had more room.
Will start 4-6.
Best one will make the patch.
2nd best will be grown in a 20 gallon pot for use as a pollinator.
Rest will be back ups-or given away.
283 Dawson for sure.
Have to sit down this week and decide on the others.

4/15/2018 7:33:36 PM

Grant, AL

My lineup is looking like the following:

(4) 140.5 Cantrell grafted (produced 8 lobe females)
(4) 273 Dawson grafted
(2) 283.5 Dawson traditional and

Just waiting impatiently on the weather now!!!

4/15/2018 8:46:20 PM

Arizona

2 318.5 Kent Hoping to get something to the scales. Looking forward to grafting in the years to come.

4/16/2018 12:55:12 AM

Liberty nc

321 Mudd
283 Dawson
113 274 302 Kent
255 an 199.5 Mitchell
290 terry
212 Spencer no last name needed for him! Lol
218 an 256 vial

All plants will be chosen in the next couple weeks after checking all graft unions. So some combination of the above!

4/16/2018 1:07:50 PM

East Tennessee

290 terry
332,304,and 305 mudd
302, 318 kent
283 dawson
253 jodan terry
199 Mitchell
3 different lineups from these seeds, Jason, dad, and I

4/16/2018 1:50:31 PM

South Arkansas

I plan to set out plants tomorrow using these:
140.5 Cantrell - High lobe count potential
165 Cantrell - High lobe count potential
214 Lindley - High lobe count potential
259 Mitchell - High lobe count potential
229 Bright - Length
249 Bright - Length
224 Westfall - Length
These will be grown primarily for seed and to possibly find some good genetic options for the future. Jeremy Lindley has grafted a few 350 Kent X 262 Carson crosses and 238 Brights for me to grow for size. He is also doing some others for me.

4/16/2018 3:09:28 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

High lobe count on th 214 Jeremy?
Isn’t that your selfed 239 Leonard?

4/16/2018 6:41:55 PM

Peru

332 mudd, 305mudd, 318kent321mudd

4/17/2018 5:44:56 AM

Partlow,Va

226 Houston
283.5 Dawson
316 Dawson
305 Mudd
321.5 Mudd
316 Kent

4/17/2018 8:13:30 AM

Home of happy lil plants

one reallllllllly long melon here is the plan

4/19/2018 9:29:37 PM

Wixom MI.

A 259 Mitchell to honor Marv !!!

4/19/2018 10:46:21 PM

Iowa

First time giant melon grower, so no high expectations. Line-up:
140.5 Cantrell-high lobe count as mentioned before
61 Kent- CC x JBD
298.5 Lindley
244.5 Terry
Thanks to all that returned seed requests!

4/20/2018 8:13:48 PM

NE Arkansas

The 214.5 Lindley was a selfed 295.5 Kent which was a selfed 251 Kent. It was also the pollinator to the 302 Kent. The 213 Lindley was the selfed 239 Leonard.

4/21/2018 1:38:31 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

Thanks Jeremy.
I got confused.
Sucks getting older !

4/21/2018 5:09:46 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

Started today:
316 Dawson
283.5 Dawson
305 Mudd
288 Kent
318 Kent
253.5 Lindley

4/21/2018 8:23:49 PM

NE Arkansas

Lol the 214.5 was also a selfed 5 lobe

4/21/2018 9:33:06 PM

Eastern Shore of VA

Jeremy I found it interesting that your 291 and your 253 were both from 272.5 K. Neptune’s but they were different color seeds.

4/21/2018 11:08:48 PM

simpson,KS

So the 316 Dawson
316 Kent
296 Mudd
187 Pro grafted plant have been in the dirt for a few days now.
In the greenhouse are the
283-270 Dawson
264 Kent 316 Kent
259 Mitchell
256 Vial
321-304 Mudd
257 Boyette
238 Bright and multiples of some of these.
Plus my JBD experiment for shape. This isolated patch will include my 165 Bright X 251 Kent X 350.5 Kent cross my 165 X 251 cross and one of the better shaped CC melons. Eight plants in all for this patch just for shape.

4/22/2018 10:47:56 AM

NE Arkansas

yeah the 272.5s produced different color seeds, the selfed one was white seeded and the sibbed one was brown

4/22/2018 1:20:16 PM