OaklandCityFarmer
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What varieties of heirlooms?chickenboy8 said:
How many plants did you get of each? I'm sure that will be enough to sell some stuff this year and see what produces well and sells well too!
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How many plants did you get of each? I'm sure that will be enough to sell some stuff this year and see what produces well and sells well too!
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chickenboy8
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9 big boy, 2 mr. stripey, 2 squash, 2 cantaloupe.
OaklandCityFarmer
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Looks like you'll have plenty of fruits then.
Mr. Stripey is a good variety overall, IMO. The plant does bear fruit very late and is not the highest producer however the fruit it does produce taste very good and look very cool. Pick the fruit right at it's peak because if you leave it on too long it will begin to over ripen very quickly (this can be tricky since the fruits don't turn red or any one color in general). I don't recommend pruning this variety at all because they are generally more susceptible to cracking and pruning may increase this. Using crushed eggshells around the base of the plant and regular watering will keep calcium levels up and help prevent cracking as well, IME.
Good luck to you and keep us posted.
Mr. Stripey is a good variety overall, IMO. The plant does bear fruit very late and is not the highest producer however the fruit it does produce taste very good and look very cool. Pick the fruit right at it's peak because if you leave it on too long it will begin to over ripen very quickly (this can be tricky since the fruits don't turn red or any one color in general). I don't recommend pruning this variety at all because they are generally more susceptible to cracking and pruning may increase this. Using crushed eggshells around the base of the plant and regular watering will keep calcium levels up and help prevent cracking as well, IME.
Good luck to you and keep us posted.
Tutter
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Cool, ChickenBoy! Good luck with those! 
Tutter
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Wow, Oakland, you startled me for a minute there! Nice Avatar, but still a surprise! 
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OaklandCityFarmer
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I took this picture on our trip to Austin and I thought it was time for a change!Tutter said:Wow, Oakland, you startled me for a minute there! Nice Avatar, but still a surprise!
