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Pepino Melon
echinosum said:
Pepino "melons", Solanum muricatum (so actually a member of the tomato/potato/chilli family) that I have bought in shops in Chile are about 6-8"/15-20cm long, and oval in end-to-end cross-section. So a bit bigger than an aubergine, but rather smaller than most melons. But there is a picture of one on the Wikipedia page, described as ripe, not much larger than a hen's egg, so they can be rather smaller than that. They do look like melons. Their origin is, like many of the cultivated solanums, in the Andes. The original wild plant has not been found. They are cultivated at around 2000m to 3000m in the tropical Andes, and in the mediterranean climate area of Chile. I came across them being grown at around 1500m in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia, but they weren't very good, perhaps too warm. I believe they are also grown in the northern parts of New Zealand. They are known to be trickier than chillis to grow. But in general, I would say that if you have the conditions right to grow aubergines without any trouble, or tamarillos (tree tomatoes), then you should have the conditions about right for these. This year's experiment was to attempt growing Pepino 'melons' but had a lot of trouble with germination. I only had about six seeds, not all of them germinated, and the seeds that did seemed to have a problem getting the seed leaves out of the seed coat. I managed to raise only one plant to set out in the garden (I had aimed for two). It grew into a large, healthy plant but none of the flowers set fruit. So, I'm thinking this might be one of those members of the Solanum family that aren't self-fertile. I'm willing to try at least one more time, and see if I can get two plants to transplant size next year. This year's plant seemed even more robust than my eggplants and had a number of flower trusses, It just never set fruit.. -- Pat in Plymouth MI "Vegetables are like bombs packed tight with all kinds of important nutrients..." --Largo Potter, Valkyria Chronicles email valid but not regularly monitored |
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Pepino Melon
Jimgentracer wrote:
Banter is exactly why this forum is here I thought David... Not entirely. Perhaps you don't realise that gardenbanter links to the usenet newsgroup rec.gardens.edible. Most of the posts you see are not sent via gardenbanter. The newsgroup is international and about growing edibles. Along the way you will get some banter but that is not its primary purpose. I have done a lot of web searching and in fact found this to be the nicest spot to ask However, it seems like all forums there always seems to be those who dont enjoy the banter and swapping of ideas liberally. There is nothing at all wrong with banter and swapping ideas liberally. "BANTER" is described on google as a "Supple term used to describe activities or chat that is playful, intelligent and original. Banter is something you either posses or lack, there is no middle ground. It is also something inherently English, stemming as it does from traditional hi-jinks and tomfoolery of British yesteryear" Generally, I enjoy sharing ideas as this develops knowledge. So do most of us. I feel a little "corrected" by your remark Should I feel like this? I think not My point was that you came across as expecting others to do basic internet searching that you could readily do yourself. Interchange between people is good if the subject is complex or you don't know how to frame the question. For a very simple clear question like "Is there such a name as PEPITO Melon?" a search engine is quicker and more effective than a human. David |
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