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Re: watermelons

Meconella@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 8/24/98 7:29:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, mlaute@micron.net
> writes:
> 
> << If you don't know the ancestry of the hybrid, then
>  chances that some are terrible melons that happen to be disease resistant
>  are good, and you may end up with one of them.>>
> 
> Good point Margaret.  Of course I was growing two other hybrid varieties that
> were blooming at the same time so I have the potential of 6 gene pools from
> which the genetic information could come.  This is becoming an even more
> interesting proposition.
> 
> << Why in the world would you
>  want to waste a season's growing time and the space a watermelon requires
>  just to save a dollar or two?  Margaret
>   >>
> 
> Saving a dollar or two has nothing to do with it.  And I have enough space to
> experiment as I continue to expand my garden.  One of the aspects I really
> enjoy about vegetable gardening is trying different things.  Not only new
> varieties,  but different techniques.  Some things are amazingly successful
> and bring great satisfaction,  while others are dismal failures and bring
> disappointment or thoughts about how to do it better next time.  I call this
> 'sport gardening'.
> 
> Janet.
Janet,
 I like your attitude, go for it!
Monica from Indiana
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