Petit Gris de Rennes Melon

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I wish you guys could smell this melon.

We only have one right now and I took it because the second one looked like something was eating the outer rind and then it just disappeared and then I saw a little nip in the bottom of this one so I picked it cause I’ll be darn if those little bastards can have it too.

My husband said it smells like a sexy perfume, so I don’t think I will leave him alone with it. :face_with_hand_over_mouth:

I think we’ll try to build a freestanding trellis to throw twine over and put melons in a warmer spot next year.

Can I save seeds or is it likely that it got mixed with something? We do have cucumbers and also watermelon.

I’ll post how it tastes. I was thinking we could put vanilla bean ice cream in the middle for an extravagant dessert.

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I’ll take the seeds if you don’t want them :smiley:
Since Petit Gris de Rennes is a Cucumis melo and most cucumbers are Cucumis sativus and watermelon is Citrullus lanatus, you should be fairly safe.

Also since Petit Gris de Rennes is an heirloom variety, I think it should grow relatively true to seed. I’m no expert though!

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I need to keep seeds, but I have enough to share even out of just this one melon.

I will mail you some seeds if you want to send me your address.

I was bummed about the damaged one because I was figuring it would be good for seeds at least but there is enough in the one we got to eat.

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