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I have some free seeds. Most are imports. I will send these at no cost.

I have:

Boule d'or melon
Honey rock melon
Banana Melon
Moon and stars watermelon (orange fleshed)

hit me up if you want anyway.
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Time: 28th October 2013 6:46pm

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Julie says...
starling, I remember now - I think you were going to send me some melon seeds? Don't recall what variety.

Time: 28th October 2013 9:02pm

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starling says...
Yep, already got you covered Julie. Let me know if you want any of the above, I'll send them with.

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Time: 28th October 2013 9:03pm

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Julie says...
Have you grown these? Can you tell me anything about the Bould d'or and the Banana melon? Meanwhile, I'll Google it.

Time: 28th October 2013 9:18pm

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starling says...
Boul d'or is a very, very fine green melon. Orange rind. Very rare, green flesh, delicate flavor. Probably the best green melon there is.

Banana melon looks like a pawpaw and taste like a rockmelon/pawpaw from reports. I am yet to taste it.

Moon and stars melon is an amazing fruit. The variety I have has very crisp orange flesh. It has a very dark green skin, with at least one very large yellow spot and a spattering of tiny little yellow spots--hence the name moon and stars. It is a large, oblong melon, one of the best out there, maybe the best I have tried along with the golden midget.



Time: 28th October 2013 9:23pm

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Anonymous says...
Mango or canary melon is the orange fleshed yellow skin one and toadskin melon is green and lumpy with white flesh. They are 2 great tasting melons becoming more popular in north Queensland.
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Time: 28th October 2013 9:47pm

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Anonymous says...
Giant rock melons are also creating waves in qld but he mango tastes better.Even the green rock melon can't compete.
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Time: 28th October 2013 9:53pm

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starling says...
I've tried the toadskin one (it was called something else, I bought it from coles) and thought it was meh. The rockmelon looks like some sort of charentais, mango melon looks delicious, I'd love to try it.

Time: 28th October 2013 9:57pm

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Anonymous says...
Wrong pic of the green skinned rock melon and this one with the handsome paw is mine.
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Time: 28th October 2013 10:01pm

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starling says...
Yeah, haven't seen that one before. looks bloody good though, very thin rind.

Time: 28th October 2013 10:20pm

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starling says...
Actually mike while you're on the boards will all melons cross pollinate? Like will a charentaise cross with a watermelon/muskmelon? I have a few growing in close proximity right now and I'm a bit worried.

Time: 28th October 2013 10:22pm

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BJ says...
Mango melon is great. Unfortunately bugs think so too. Super aromatic and quite creamy for a melon. Intense flavor. I have a few volunteers up and flowering now. Also trying orangeglo watermelon.

Time: 28th October 2013 10:23pm

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Anonymous says...
Starling just within species like C.melo but not across species like watermelon. Variety names are confusing. Is this what you are calling musk melon?
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Time: 28th October 2013 10:31pm

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starling says...
Yeah, I would call that a muskmelon but also a bunch of other green fleshed melons.For example I would call the boule d'or a muskmelon, but the reality is I'm not sure if it is or not. I have one green which has a sort of spicy taste, doesn't have much flesh and is very seedy but is delicious, cinnamon-like. I tend to search for old cultivars which have fallen out of fashion or cultivation for whatever reason, a lot of the ones I have come from france, behind that the US and after that spain. I really rate the golden midget as far as watermelons go, its just such a good quality fruit and the vine is so tidy.

Time: 28th October 2013 10:51pm

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