Pecos Cantaloupe!

[Rogerx]

Hi group, recently a relative of mine visited me from Texas.

As usual I had quite a large melon patch, though he admitted some of
my cantaloupes were good, he said they did not compare favorably to
the Pecos Cantaloupe, raised in Texas.

I have Googled Pecos Cantaloupe, but was unable to find where I could
purchase any seeds.

If anyone know where I could purchase seeds for this cantaloupe I
would
appricate a post. Or, if anyone has seeds they would like to trade, I
would be interested. I saved some seeds from two 18+lbs cantaloupe
(open polinated) called Gingers Pride, and would be willing to trade
if anyone is interested.

Have fun with your garden, I will--Rogerx

[Mike Harris]

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I'll bet if you called the Del Rio chamber of commerce they'd tell you.
--
Mike Harris
Austin TX

[dt]

Rogerx wrote:

Roger, I think you'll find that there's not a variety known as the
"Pecos cantaloupe"; it's just that the Pecos County area has the right
soil and climate conditions to grow great cantaloupes:

"Terry Holder, Extension agent in Reeves County, said the crop fared
well this year, with good yields being reported from early fields. He
said the salty, sandy soil in Pecos, Reeves, and Presidio counties
produces cantaloupes with a unique, sweet flavor.

"If you haven't had a Pecos cantaloupe, you haven't had a cantaloupe,"
Holder said. "The flavor is unmatchable." "
from: http://agnews.tamu.edu/stories/CROP/Jul1100a.htm

DT
(Confidential aside to Mike: Pecos is a quite a ways from Del Rio. ;-) )

[Mike Harris]

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> DT
> (Confidential aside to Mike: Pecos is a quite a ways from Del Rio. ;-) )

(True dat - but Del Rio's CC has been trying to get some mileage out of
being some sort of distribution center, or something, for the "variety.")

M

[Kathleen]

> Roger, I think you'll find that there's not a variety known as the
> "Pecos cantaloupe"; it's just that the Pecos County area has the right
> soil and climate conditions to grow great cantaloupes:
>
> "Terry Holder, Extension agent in Reeves County, said the crop fared
> well this year, with good yields being reported from early fields. He
> said the salty, sandy soil in Pecos, Reeves, and Presidio counties
> produces cantaloupes with a unique, sweet flavor.
>
> "If you haven't had a Pecos cantaloupe, you haven't had a cantaloupe,"
> Holder said. "The flavor is unmatchable." "

That is the way I understood it too, from my local fruit stand owner. I
would have to second the "unmatchable" comment. I ate those cantaloupes all
summer and will never buy one in a store again. They were so much better.
With hope and heart,
Kathleen

[Jim Marrs]

I grew just a few miles from Pecos Texas where Pecos cantaloupe are grown.
They are grown around the Pecos/Coyanosa, Toyah and Barstow area of West,
Texas. They get their sweet favor from the unique alkaline soil in the Pecos
area. The cantaloupes from Del Rio are not Pecos cantaloupes. Del Rio is
about 240-250 miles from Pecos. Pecos cantaloupe usually are picked the
first 2- 3 weeks in July.

Cheers

JEM

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