The First Ever Honeydew/Cucumber "Honeycuke" ON EBAY

so it is not current event if it turns out to be the first and only honeydew/cucumber cross ever????

and it does belong here since it is kind of like catching bigfoot by the toe and taking pictures and selling his toe on ebay for $400 bucks

[edit on 27-7-2008 by Fathom]

I understand your point of view, but, respectfully, this is not in the same realm as verifiable pictures/toes of bigfoot! Come back without the auction solicitations and some sort of method to prove that this is news, and I'll listen

[edit on 7/27/2008 by iceofspades]

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how about you just don't listen?

I have no doubt you are telling the truth about the taste, smell, and feel of the melon. I didn't mean to ever call into question those parts of your posts, sorry if you misunderstood. But you being a fellow gardener and ATS member, I feel the need to caution you about jumping to conclusions, overlooking advice, and putting it up for sale.

ATS is free. FACT

Broke people flock to free things. FACT

ATS is full of broke people. LOGICAL CONCLUSION via INDUCTIVE REASONING

Some of us aren't broke, but we don't have $400 to spend on fruit... errr veggies.

Also, to ask for $400, you have to have a botanist or some expert agree to your conclusion. Otherwise, try taking the price down to about... say... $14. At that price, I am sure you will get a biter.

Woah. Calm down there honey. Some scientific evidence isn't too much to ask for

[edit on 7/28/2008 by iceofspades]

This post has win written all over it..

Best ATS post in Darwinism goes to????

ahh ya.

and btw i wouldn't pay 400 bucks for a mellon.. I barely got 33 cents for a packet of oodles of noodles.

i just want to tast one can u post a bit to melbourne aus mmmmm yum

I have heard of these before, I think they called them Melumbers, its was a few years ago now though. I think it was some Japanese - English collaboration, possibly the same ones who made square watermelons.

Anyhow, $400 is a wishful price, they are not truffles from Provence!!!

Be interesting to see if there are any bids (doubt it)

Interesting all the same and still would not mind trying one!

Peace

Ok here we go. I just cant believe that you have some how stumbled across some new kind of plant by accident.

After a little research it is pretty obvious that you have been eating a non-ripe Crenshaw Melon. link

This says when the Crenshaw melon is not ripe it tastes similar to squash...





Sorry not gonna pay $400 for a melon. Go find another sucker.



Edit to add*

If you let the fruit ripen a little longer this time as to where it turns yellowish in color you should have a pretty tastey treat. Don't pick the rest while they are still green.

[edit on 7/28/2008 by JesterMan]

I gotta say....i've seen some strange s**t on ebay...people will buy damn near anything.....i've seen used condoms, pens, toast with little burned bits that looked a bit like jesus, and even a box of nothing....

not even one bid on this freakish little fruit thing.....god, that's gotta suck when you're getting beat by jesus toast, and thin air...

good luck.

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Ahhh so thats what it is, unripe melons, not even a hybrid, lol. Have to say it does look quite different but trying to claim its the first Honeycuke, melumber, whatever. At $400 a pop ill try genetically modifying myself!!!

Seems like this thread is a shady marketing ploy.

Peace

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Well really when you look at the pics the OP posted and then compare it to the one that I linked, the only real difference is the color of the rine, and from what I read, the fruit is not ripe until the rine changes from green to yellow. So yeah pretty sad.

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it doesnt even look like my fruit! look at the shape of it and the color.
sorry little fella, nice try but waaay off.
and i don't really care if it sells if i did i would have asked $4 for it.
i'll just enjoy them and give some to my friends, they are growing like crazy! i have at least 6 hanging now.

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From the ebay page "This one pictured is the second one that we picked off the plant. There is 3 more hanging that will be ready to pick by the end of this auction."

So another 3 have developed already, I don't see why this is relevant on this site as they are not the first. Research Melumbers

And if your not bothered about selling them then why arnt you offering them at $4 each??

Sorry but seems like a shady marketing ploy for people to see your ebay page.

Peace

well if you dont care if it sells, why did you put it on ebay? On top of that why are you using ATS as a platform to sell your Mellons? I think you are attempting to take advantage of people here and quite honestly it is pretty lame.
I think you insult my intelligence and that of all other members here by trying to sell your melon as some sort of new discovery. If I wanted to be sold something I would just watch the news.
We come here to learn and network, not to buy produce. And posting an auction for you little fruit is SOLICITING.

Have a nice day, and remember dont swallow the seeds or a melon will grow in your belly.

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Well didnt you know that the magical Meloncumbers grow faster than all of the other magical fruits? I thought this was just common knowledge.



Good observation star for you!

edit for sp

[edit on 7/28/2008 by JesterMan]

Ha, sorry I forgot the old Jack and the bean stalk theory!!

Gonna go to market see what magical produce I can find

Peace

This is odd:

I remember reading thread on ATS only a week or so ago about a lady who had created these exact hybrids in her garden. She was herself the poster. The hybridizations occurred accidentally.

Could this be her trying to cash in on the accident?

Hey,lets not get into the 'legal' side of this thread please.
I'm sure if the Mods are unhappy they'd remove the thread.

I just think it's downright cool.
Someone brought up the very relevant point..Is it now a fruit or vegetable?

Fruigable?? huh?
Fruitable.
Fruigetable
vegatuit..

Go on.. I love new words..

[edit on 28-7-2008 by AGENT_T]