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'Ananas' Melons |
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Other
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Middle Eastern heirloom. Vines bear extremely sweet, juicy and aromatic, 5-pound, oblong fruit that are slightly netted and mature to orange/beige with a creamy white interior.
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100
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (2.5 Stars)
Taste: (2.0 Stars)
Yield: (3.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 2
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/08/2007 by
MAldrich
- A novice gardener
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Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is indeed a striking colored white fleshed melon. It produced about three fruit per vine. However, I did not enjoy the flavor of this melon. It was sweet, but had the texture and color of a pear. But it seemed so watered down in flavor compared to my muskmelons or rock melons. I was very disappointed. However, it did make a very good melon sorbet. |
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Reviewed on 01/17/2007 by
California Olive
- An experienced gardener
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California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This melon looks distinctive when it ripens fully, but it either never developed good flavor here, or we never caught it on the right day of maturity. It doesn't slip when ripe like most netted muskmelons, so it may take experience to pick it at the perfect moment. Texture was not good, either, sort of cottony.
This melon should not be confused with the very different 'Ananas d'Amerique a Chair Verte' (Green-Fleshed Pineapple), which comes from a different breeding line. |
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