I planted a dozen plants Petits gris de Rennes at Gerard's place. Pure gumbo, no drainage, hills didn't help. 2 or 3 fruit the size of golf balls. I planted a dozen hills of Petit gris de Rennes at Maureen's place. Sandy, lots of horse manure, didn't produce anything. That's where I was going to get seed to share (lots of distance). At school (the spot I used last year) I planted a hill of Eden Gem, a hill of Charentais, and a hill of Petit gris de Renned. I picked one Charentais, about 4" diametre, last week before the -4C frost. This morning my office smelled like a melon, so we opened it and ate it. It was fabulous. I figured if that poor fellow was able to produce with the misery we had this summer, it's got to be good to keep! Unfortunately with the three types in such close proximity who knows what it will produce, but I'll give it a try. It was very juicy (all our rain) but very sweet (the cold weather kept the fruit from getting too big). I have about a dozen the size of a tennis ball of the three types. I'll see if they ripen in my office. I haven't seen any melons or watermelons at the markets. Joe, Winnipeg