Hi Guys and Girls,
i have about 30 seeds of tiger melon with the stripes, would anybody like to grow them and compare at the end of the season, all the seeds i have planted have germintaed so if say 20 people wanted in you would only need i seed.
So if you are game pm me and i will forward you a seed..i might even give a prize to the largest winning melon ;D
I'm in! :P
May I please have a seed!
Likewise. ;D ;D ;D
May I have 1 too please? ;D
Never grown melons before though :-[
me to please. However previous attemps at melons have always gone pear shaped
please include me
Don't forget to PM me with your address, and once the melon has germinated, pot on in larger pots, it will be fine in an unheated greenhouse a few weeks after germination, as long as the threat of frost has gone, the hotter the better for them, i think the winner will come from a greenhouse or tunnel grower.
Sent. ;D ;D ;D
I have these seeds, so will plant and tag along if that is OK XX Jeannine
i would like a seed as well,if you still got some
got a few more seeds that first thought, still not too late ;D
(http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4379/aug31002lr2.jpg)
The seeds came from these ;)
I fancy trying that.
Blimey- how much are stamps ;D
Woody..got any seeds left?
Shall I send you my address?
G e o.. :)
got loads left, more the merry-er ;D
Yo woody - count me in matie - whats the prize?
A jar of Chilli sauce?
PM on way mate
No Probs,
anything for a fellow chilli head :P
Fancy a bash at that if ya don't mind ma duck ;D
Quote from: woody on March 29, 2007, 22:12:53
got loads left, more the merry-er ;D
Thanks..pm sent.....
G e o.. :)
Hi Woody, If you have any spare seeds we would love to have a go. Let us know if you want to swap for anything and I will send your postage back to you too. Have PMd you with my addy. Thanks! busy_lizzie
Hi - would love one if you have any left - it's my 1st year of growing melons so it would be intersting to try this one too.
I have spare cukes, chillis & possibly other stuff so if you want to swap for anything let me know & I'll see if I have it.
I can send you payment for postage too if needed.
Have PM'd you.
Thanks.
Right comp now closed, all seeds gone
thanks
Woody
Hi Woody,
The seed arrived! Thank you very much! :)
Got mine too thanks :)
And me..thanks.....
G e o.. :)
Got mine today - will plant it ASAP!
Got mine too! ;D
Thank you
Got mine today, cheers for that Woody I thought I was going to miss out. ;D ;D ;D
Many thanks Woody.Got mine today. Is there anything you would like in return
Quote from: shirlton on April 02, 2007, 17:27:23
Many thanks Woody.Got mine today. Is there anything you would like in return
me too and ditto the anything in return bit
any hints on growing
I've already got some so I'll have a go too.
Has melonqueen jeannine got any hints for us on growing them?
ie. when to sow in Scotland etc?
It seems they need a lot of heat to get flavoursome.
I got mine today, cheers.
Hi Woody
Received the seeds, thanks - let the games begin
Mine were waiting for me when I got home last night. Thank you ;D
shame i missed this, would have been fun.
But since it would be my first try, probably best i did miss out as last year i tried to grow tomatoes for my first time and look what happened ;)
(http://backyard.8m.net/garden%20veg/22.08.06/greenhouse%20tomatoes1.jpg)
Scary eh????!!!! :o :o :o :o :o :o
Seeds arrived yesterday - thanks a lot, should be interesting!!
....should be fun i am going to be trying watermellon (sun moon and stars) and melon (galia) this year.
it will be intresting to compare notes.
Woody, many thanks indeed for the seeds. They arrived yesterday but the envelope looked similar to the ones they use locally for parking fines, so I didn't open it till tonight!
Cheers!
;D
Sorry for the delay in replying Woody. Ours arrived yesterday, just wanted to say thanks! OH is quite excited/ :-* busy_lizzie
You know I have read this posting several times and have only just noticed the description. re: anybody fancy growing tiger melons. Are you talking about Tiger melons which are heavily grooved, heavily netted green members of the musk melon family, or are you talking about the Tigger melons which are colourful , striped and much more smooth. The two melons are very different to each other.The picture shown is of a Tigger, not a Tiger.
I am now confused, can someone please enighten me.
I just wondered in case someone has gots seeds from somewhere else bt has no picture on the packet.
XX Jeannine
Hi Jeannine,
i call them tigers, but the seeds came from the melons shown, they came from me via a friend in canada.
They are tiggers thenXX Jeannine
Planted mine today - will let you know any further development!
(http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/~kerrmw/tigger/tigger11.gif)
Everybody loves tigger
and there off - well at least one is - broke the surface a few days ago (no stripes or teeth yet!!!!)
are they self fertile?
Keep meaning to mention - planted mine the evening I got them (2nd April) & one was up by the time I got home from work on 4th April!
No sign of the other one yet but I suppose there's still time.
Anyway - I only need one to win! ;D
Teej -
QuoteAnyway - I only need one to win!
Yes, but the one you need is mine - MINE I tell you! MYYYYEEEEN!!
:o
Where's Woody gone??? Woody did you get my emails???
You hoooooooooooooooo,
no emails emma, although my spam filter is set to ultra high, send another and i'll stick you in my "friendlys" How was the egg ;D.
I have kept the biggest seeds :P, the prize for the winner will be chilli related, all will be revealed.
Remember its the size not the weight, all melons must be photographed with a tapemeasure etc, as weights can be tampered with ;)
Mine have germinated 8)
Geo.. :)
One of mine is about 4/5 inches high the other didn't take, should I take it out dry and start again. ;D ;D ;D
So how is ya tiger melons doing? just when i thought mine would never set fruit :(..i got 3. ;D Will they go on to ripen at this time a year. ???
I'm not the only one to grow a tiger. :o am i?
Mine both died off early , gutted after Woddy went to the effort to send them out. :'( ;D ;D ;D
any seeds left?
All my melons, including the tiggers, germinated perfectly and grew on well - until I put them outside. They were eaten within 24 hours. Gutted ain't the word. :'(
Woody, if you get any more seeds, I'd be delighted to try them again next year.
You'll find me outdoors with a torch, a pith helmet and a blunderbuss.
Slugs, you have been warned! >:(
Blast the feckers Amazing. ;D ;D ;D
Mine did really well to start with and seemed to get going outdoors quite happily. Then the rain settled in with a vengence and the stems got snapped after they blew over in the wind :'( Was totally gutted, especially as I thought I had weighted everything down properly. :(
Well i got 2, put them together and i don't think ya will make 1 :'(
Or is that the size they should be. ???
Quote from: woody on March 29, 2007, 20:42:17
(http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4379/aug31002lr2.jpg)
The seeds came from these ;)
mine don't even look the same colour. :'(