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Posted by georgew79 Z5-6 MO. (My Page) on Tue, Oct 13, 09 at 15:30
Hi everyone this is a follow up on my Korean watermelons, I was able to get most of the varieties i was looking for the best turned out to be one called Baksubak which was very sweet and shaped like a football, the skin or rind was very thin so much in fact that you could peel it like a banana. the only problem was that it like the others would split open if it got to much water while it was getting ripe. In fact I had one explode on a hot day just after it had rained hard and everything really got soaked. I was out in the garden getting some of my eggplants when it went off and it went off with a loud pop. They will split open if mishandled also.
None of them are resistant to any of the diseases we have here in Missouri. I didn't try and keep them from crossing so none of my seeds that I keept are from pure stock. I want to find some good sweet watermelons fron Vietnam or Thialand which have wetter and more humid seasons, so if any of you can help me out please drop me a line at my Yahool address, epecially if you happen to live in Vietnam or Thialand as I'm very interested in growing authenic vegetables from those countries. Well I hope you all had a great season.
George W. |
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RE: Korean Watermelon Baksubak up date
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| Make sure you have sufficient irrigation. Water stressed melons will split after a heavy rain. If they are normally well watered (with sufficient drainage), this will help avoid splitting. If you harvest at the proper time, you have a better chance of avoiding splitting. The more over ripe the watermelon, the more prone it is to splitting. The watermelons should be ready for harvesting when it's vine tendril turns brown. The tendril is located where the stem of the watermelon meets the vine. It looks like a pig's tail. This happens between 35 and 40 days after their full bloom. |
RE: Korean Watermelon Baksubak up date
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| George, I grow a couple of Korean Seokwang Watermelon this season, with no splitting, The were shaped and about twice the size of bowling ball. Here in Iowa it was one of the wettest seasons once again in my area. I did not isolate this season, but I plan on isolating next season and offering them in the SSE yearbook. I will be tasting one this evening for the first time, so I will report back. Dean |
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