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Re: nutmeg melons

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At 4:58 PM -0400 4/2/0, Trudi wrote:
>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>I have received in trade an old heirloom variety of melon called
>"Nutmeg" .......
>
>Any info on the melons would be very helpful to me, and if they're not
>to hefty I'd like to grow them on a trellis in the new bed. Would
>spacing one per foot along the trellis be fine, or can I grow them at a
>closer distance?

from the Seed Savers Exchange, Garden Seed Inventory, 5th Ed.:
Nutmeg: 80-87 days -- Heirloom from the 1830s, greenish-orange flesh, 2
lbs., fine aroma, good flavor, midseason, grows well in northern climates.
(also called Edem Gem, Rocky Ford, Netted Gem)
One grower in this year's Seed Savers Exchange directory describes the
fruit at one lb.  At any case, I think it's a good choice to try on a
strong trellis.
Last year I grew Charentais and Minnesota Midget on nylon trellis material,
spaced 16-18 in.
I also have some seed for Nutmeg, which I'll be trying this year.
I hope it works well for both of us!
-Ted      SE Pennsylvania     zone 6B


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