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barefootgardener · January 13, 2008

Here in my zone 4 I grow: Charentais (excellent taste, great yields)
Petite Gris De Renne: Excellent taste and yield.

I have grown Blacktail Mountain which had great yields, grew to a nice size, at around 8 to 10 pounds but for some reason it never got completely ripe for me on the inside. The flesh stayed more of a pinky red and didnt taste like it had much flavor. All indications were the melons were ripe when picked. Maybe you would have better luck in your growing season. What I didnt get was I can grow Orangeglo Watermelon with no problem ripening (85 day's) but BTM (70 day's)) didnt quite get their. Both set out as 2 week old transplants. By the way, Orangeglo Tastes terrific and sets terrific yields and has very healthy vines in my zone 4.

January 13, 2008	#7
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Here in my zone 4 I grow: Charentais (excellent taste, great yields) Petite Gris De Renne: Excellent taste and yield. I have grown Blacktail Mountain which had great yields, grew to a nice size, at around 8 to 10 pounds but for some reason it never got completely ripe for me on the inside. The flesh stayed more of a pinky red and didnt taste like it had much flavor. All indications were the melons were ripe when picked. Maybe you would have better luck in your growing season. What I didnt get was I can grow Orangeglo Watermelon with no problem ripening (85 day's) but BTM (70 day's)) didnt quite get their. Both set out as 2 week old transplants. By the way, Orangeglo Tastes terrific and sets terrific yields and has very healthy vines in my zone 4.