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Posted by Winter_Rose NE Vic Aus z5 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 21, 05 at 0:56
| I did a search on jam melons and nothing came up. Maybe I did it wrong. Does anyone grow them? I bought one on a roadside stall last year and my Mum made some jam. Are they actually a chinese melon? |
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RE: Jam Melons
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| Most jam melons belong to the citron group of melons. Maybe try a search on citron melons. And yes, I believe they are considered Chinese. |
RE: Jam Melons
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| Im beginning to sound like a cracked record here ;) but eden seeds has a jam melon (red seeded citron). I know someone who's growing them this year so Im hoping I might score some seed for next year to try. |
RE: Jam Melons
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| if you mean what's called pie melons up here in QLD, i have heaps of seeds ( and a few fruit still waiting to be converted to jam). Pie melons like the heat as well..They are the same melon used for 'melon and lemon' jam; altho i also make melon and passionfruit and melon and pineapple,(same as I do with chokos).. |
RE: Jam Melons
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| Thanks for that florial. I didn't know they were also called pie melons. If it's the ones I'm thinking of, they're a type of watermelon that produces little in the way of natural sugars. At least, that's what citrons are and I know they're popular jam melons. |
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| Thanks everyone, it certainly helps when finding recipes, although I haven't found one for fruit cake yet. |
RE: Jam Melons
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| Raymondo, I did a little research and Kings seeds list them as Melon- Pie Melon-Citrullus lanatus and Edens seeds list them as citrons-Citrullus Vulgaris..Anyway mine are the green seeded variety.. I had the red seeded ones previously, but they both taste, look and grow the same for me. Yes, they are totally non-sweet,with white flesh which is firmer than watermelon.(and zillions of seeds in the middle). |
RE: Jam Melons
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| Thanks, I wondered about the seeds. |
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| Those names in the US seem to always bring up watermelons. But there is a site, and I think I have the right one from the list: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (Citroides Group) SYNONYM(S) : Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) Mansf., Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) Mansf., Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. var. citroides L.H. Bailey CHINESE : Si liao xi gua, Gua zi xi gua. ENGLISH : Fodder melon, Preserving melon, Citron melon (USA), Stock melon (USA). FRENCH : Coloquinte, Pastèque fourragère, Melon fourrager. GERMAN: Futtermelone. JAPANESE : Shiryou suika. The one under it is the red seeded one. I will post the source in a second. Are you supposed to put it in the optional link URL box? |
RE: Making sense of the names of jam melons
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| http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Citrullus.html#lanatus-citroides-gr |
RE: Jam Melons
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| The jam melons have grown really well despite the drought. I have four or so large ones to make into jam or pudding. Thanks so much everyone, I am very happy. |
RE: Jam Melons
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| If anyone is interested, I sell Jam melon seeds of 6 or 7 different varieties. The citron is the small green and yellow mottled, it has either greeny brown seeds or red seeds it makes the best Jam,also there is a larger dark green one almost twice the size, red seeded plus a light white green with about 8 single darker green stripes down the side as well as these four round ones there are also huge oval ones a long green mottled a light pale green long one. you will find my ad on eBay under 3 pkts of pumpkin seeds of your choice, and there is the option of buying the jam melon seeds. |
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