[AT] Watermelon

[Charlie V]

Thanks Steve.  Your friend wasn't too far off.  I will be glad when domestic
melons are available.  When we were in school, one of our friends and his
farming family sold out and relocated to Georgia.  They were hoping to be
more profitable in Georgia with five crops per year on the same ground
instead of the one they could get here.  I never heard how that one worked
out for them.

Charlie V. in WNY

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Steve W. <falcon at telenet.net> wrote:

> Charlie V wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Steve W. <falcon at telenet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Charlie V wrote:
> >>> Just wondering if watermelon is shipping from Georgia or Florida
> >> currently.
> >>> My wife bought a slice at the supermarket today, and the flavor is
> pretty
> >>> good compared to some which are shipped in.  The supermarket slices the
> >>> melon lengthwise into about eight slices and wraps each slice in cling
> >> wrap
> >>> for sale by the pound.  I am guessing the cost of the melon is returned
> >> in
> >>> one or two slices.  I guess that is modern marketing.  Expensive but
> good
> >>> beats expensive but I wouldn't feed it to anything but the garbage can.
> >>> (grins)
> >>>
> >>> Charlie V. in WNY
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> >>>
> >> What store?
> >> The last shipment locally were from Mexico.
> >> I don't think Florida is shipping yet.
> >>
> >
> > Wegmans Food Markets.
> >
>
> Called a friend who is a produce wholesaler and he says that you won't
> see many domestic grown until early May. He said the one you have is
> probably from Brazil.
>
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