SEED STORIES | Charleston Gray: Sweet Melon Of the Sunny South

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4 жыл бұрын

The Charleston Gray watermelon is a classic Southern variety with its roots in southern Africa. Disease resistant and delectably sweet, this melon graces summertime tables and is a favorite of watermelon lovers everywhere! Order seeds: www.rareseeds.com/charleston-...

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@scooper4981 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting history of the Charleston Gray watermelon. As a kid growing up in Central Missouri during the 1960s and 70s, Charleston Gray watermelons were just about the only type of watermelon available in the supermarkets of my hometown. Now, you rarely see them in supermarkets, or even farmer's markets, presumably because people prefer seedless varieties. That's unfortunate, not only because of the rich, sweet flavor of Charleston Grays and its fine texture, but also because of its large seeds, which were perfect for watermelon seed spitting contests!

@franklugo6928 2 жыл бұрын

Here I am looking at when I should harvest my Charleston Gray watermelon growing in my front yard, and I find so much more. Sometimes the internet comes through in the best way.

@dl8619 4 жыл бұрын

Georgia Rattkesnake is my favorite. Love the stories behind these.

@cathycrowder2226 3 жыл бұрын

here in zone 10A. i was able to get watermelons this year due to the extreme heat late August thru Sept. Actually harvested a 29 lb. Charleston Gray. Very sweet! still have 5 on the vine growing well.

@chomama1628 4 жыл бұрын

My mouth watered just thinking about a southern watermelon! One of my best memory growing up in the south.

@WiniWalbaum 4 жыл бұрын

I love this stories! And the voice over is perfect! ❤️

@ThatBritishHomestead Жыл бұрын

i LOVE the yellow watermelon. we are trying to grow melon in our greenhouse this year. see how well it does hard in the UK!

@dustinvanhoose6186 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not usually like this but....the gun show starts at 2:44 😁

@ogadlogadl490 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone please remember to give a thumbs up for these nicely presented videos!! Giving a “thumbs up” helps the KZfaq algorithm understand that we enjoy this content and then will hopefully place these videos in others video feeds. Thus by us thumbs upping we can hopefully get more people interested in growing rare and wonderful items from Baker Creek. Just by a simple action we can try to help contribute to saving plant species!

@TalkingThreadsMedia 4 жыл бұрын

Michelle, you do such a nice job with these videos. Thank you! Interesting information about the "Charleston Gray". Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA -- 2/4/2020.

@Johnnysaintrizz 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing video!

@donaldatkinson7937 2 жыл бұрын

I have the seeds of the original garrison watermelon, eating one now lol. They can take massive amounts of water without splitting. Took forever to get the seeds.

@makapaka7159 4 жыл бұрын

I love history of interesting fruits and vegetables especially melons, watermelons and other cucurbitas like squash. Video about Ali Baba watermelon would be nice :)

@amandaforeman703 4 жыл бұрын

Love these series !

@eliseolopez2790 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful watermelon summers fruit

@catlindarnell2367 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and one of my favorite fruits love the old varietys.

@liliyasgardenchannel8876 4 жыл бұрын

Keep the seed stories coming:)

@alexisd2587 4 жыл бұрын

love these stories!

@itsmewende 4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting, this kind of genetics I can get behind. Thanks for sharing.

@OldestOf13 4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to have to add these to my order now!

@macgyverng4804 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! A lot of effort put into making this video. :)

@russsherwood5978 4 жыл бұрын

love the history, the crops and wild food plants are what intrest me the most,, it is the most enjoyable time i have when i lear about a plant subject,, be blessed and safe

@srshufelt 4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous history. And so cool that I just stumbled on this video. I can never grow anything viney in my yard cuz I have fusaruim wilt. It kills anything with a vine. Peas, cucumbers, cantaloupe. Well after watching this I'm going to try Charleston grey watermelon. My yard will give it a run for its money.

@MatanuskaHIGH 4 жыл бұрын

Try adding sulphur to your soil. It could be lacking and sulphur naturally helps with fungus and molds. Also try beneficial fungus to help build a diverse biology in soil for competition. Trichoderma is one that fights pythium and fusarium but many will out compete and build a beneficial relationship with certain plants.

@BradfordHomestead Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@acedtune 4 жыл бұрын

First ! . So cool love your works team .

@orangemoonglows2692 4 жыл бұрын

every time i see a video i wanna put more stuff in my cart. i already have 7 different melon seeds. got 3 more in my cart right now. the dumb part is, i don't think i'm gonna plant them all. we'll see.

@sarahpalmer7 4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha omg I'm glad I'm not the only one! I'm obsessed!

@orangemoonglows2692 4 жыл бұрын

@@sarahpalmer7 my latest reasoning is they may stop offering the seed, which is totally legit as one of the melon seeds i bought last year is not being sold this year.

@demetriuspowell29 4 жыл бұрын

@@TalkingThreadsMedia same that's what I do I love seed saving

@inubaye2030 Жыл бұрын

I need this Charleston gray watermelon seeds please. Who can assist me to get some please?

@RareSeedsBC Жыл бұрын

You can order them from our website! www.rareseeds.com/charleston-gray-watermelon

@jeniece1mad 2 ай бұрын

Walmart sells them.

@marrimar4624 3 жыл бұрын

Never thought sandiya is a spanish word.. we call watermelon in ilocano as sandiya

@Xxfades321xX 4 жыл бұрын

Any idea where to find an English translation of that old agricultural text? What where the three times to water you think?

@RareSeedsBC 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, and thanks for your question. We have not been successful in finding an English translation of Ibn al-'Awwam's Book on Agriculture. It was translated into French and Spanish; we referred to the French translation for our research. Hope this is helpful!

@Xxfades321xX 4 жыл бұрын

@@RareSeedsBC yes actually, Spanish version could be useful for me any clue where to find that? Did you learn what those 3 critical times were?

@RareSeedsBC 4 жыл бұрын

Alas, it would seem that the Spanish translation is out of print. I'm only able to find it through rare book sellers. Both the Spanish and French translations were completed in the 19th century. Here is a little more information about watering. Hope this is helpful. Water is run a first time into the furrows to provide enough moisture for the seeds to germinate and the seedlings to grow, well protected from the gusty dry winds of the desert. When the young plants start to crawl above the edges of the furrows, leaves are removed from the bottom half of the plants and soil is brought to cover the bare stems, reversing the pattern of beds and furrows. The newly formed furrows are then filled to the top with water. The plants will grow, their roots following the water. Due to the scarcity of water, furrows are only filled with water one more time when fruits start to develop.

@Xxfades321xX 4 жыл бұрын

@@RareSeedsBC thanks, 1st and third make perfect sense... trying to visualize the 2nd watering and what is meant by reversing beds and furrows, i think I get it but not certain

@steveegbert7429 3 жыл бұрын

@@Xxfades321xX I think that means that the seeds were planted in the furrows, then once growing from the first watering, the soil from the beds were brought into the furrows to build up around the plant stems, thus turning the furrows to beds and the beds to furrows.