| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Gail |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 13:45:26
I haven't got much going in the garden at the moment. The watermelons are doing well - this big one, easily 5 or 6kgs, is just about ready to pick soon - the kids ask me everyday if it is ready yet. There are a few others but nowhere near as big and still a while to being ready
The honeydew is getting bigger too, the biggest I've ever grown but the only one on the vine  It has grown outside the fence so I hope nothing gets to it
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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| The Estate |
Posted - 23/02/2009 : 08:23:45
well done, looks yummy 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Gail |
Posted - 23/02/2009 : 03:38:57
That's not too bad a price, usually in the shops around 50c to $1 kg in season up to $2-$3kg early or late in the season. Get them cheaper at roadside stalls and the markets though.
That was a nice melon. Mary-Anne, you'd have to live very close to grab a piece of this one... it didn't take long to be demolished 
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| medburygardens |
Posted - 23/02/2009 : 02:53:16
jes Gail that looks so yummy,we pay $2-$3 over here for one of those,i`m going to have to try and grow some next season now that i have a hot/tunnelhouse, i can start them off early that way. |
| pitta |
Posted - 22/02/2009 : 19:28:56
Makes the mouth water
If you want to live and thrive, let the spider run alive.
Gwen
Cooktown |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 22/02/2009 : 16:21:21
Oh Nice I wish I lived closer...
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| Gail |
Posted - 22/02/2009 : 15:46:02
Another nice one today - it was 6.4kg before the kids got stuck into it
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 10/02/2009 : 10:36:08
Thanks Gail I will keep that in mind..
What I was after was a smaller sized one where one person can eat it in 4-6 days.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| Gail |
Posted - 10/02/2009 : 10:00:58
Mary-Anne, that is the same watermelon that Danni is holding, just cut up. It is a Champagne watermelon - they are a yellowish colour inside. We've been growing them for several years now since we were given some seeds from the garden club at the school. They taste much the same as the pink/red ones... actually I think the taste is slightly better... but that could be because they are home grown  The texture is also slightly denser I think. We all love them 
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 10/02/2009 : 09:29:45
What kind of Melon is the cut up one Gail
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| The Estate |
Posted - 10/02/2009 : 08:07:21
Well done, does look yummy 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Gail |
Posted - 10/02/2009 : 07:23:56
The watermelon definitely passed the taste test We picked the big watermelon on Friday and had demolished it by Saturday - it was a struggle but I made it last two days. It weighed in at 8.6kgs. Turned out to be a sweet and juicy Champagne melon - the kids had fun mixing the seeds up when they helped plant them so there are 3 different types of melons mixed together in the garden and the only ones I can tell apart are the Moon and Stars vines  though the champagne vine (now I know what it is) is doing the best of the lot.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| The Estate |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 19:47:08
 Sorry Gail, on a serious note we'll wait for the taste test 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| Gail |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 19:03:12
You're both as bad as Ian... that's the sort of think I have to put up with all the time!
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
| The Estate |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 19:00:59
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| tessa |
Posted - 03/02/2009 : 18:59:57
of course, i was going to display more tact.
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
