‘Cornichon vert petit de Paris’ is an heirloom pickling cucumber from Paris. This is a cornichon cucumber with black spines, and a vigorous growth habit. When mature, the fruit is large and orange. Cucumbers are known space hogs in the […]
Cucumis sativus ( Cool Breeze Cucumber )
‘Cool Breeze’ is generally ready for harvest in 45 days. This is a pickling cucumber, best for making sweet pickles. Can be harvested at 4-5 inches, and the vines will bear fruit all summer long. This is an all female-flowered […]
Cucumis sativus ( Boothby’s Blond Cucumber )
‘Boothby’s Blond’ is an heirloom variety, best harvested when it is 3 inches long. The vegetables have black spines and turn bright orange-yellow when ripe. The plants begin yielding fruit about 60 days after sowing. Cucumbers are known space hogs […]
Cucumis sativus ( Amira Cucumber )
‘Amira’ is a slicing cucumber, generally ready for harvest after 65 days. These Middle Eastern cukes are between pickling cukes and slicing cukes in size. Their smooth skin does not require peeling. One of the best of the beit alpha […]
Cucumis melo ( Vegetable Orange Melon )
‘Vegetable Orange’, also known as ‘Orange’, ‘Mango’, and ‘Melon Apple’, is an heirloom variety of melon which is round. The skin is orange when ripe. It is generally used in cooking rather than eaten raw, and is often used in […]
Cucumis melo ( Sweetie No 6 Melon )
One of the easiest to grow, sweet melons. Small, oval fruits are 1-2 lbs, with greenish white skin. Flesh is orange and green swirled, very pretty with a scent of butterscotch. Yield is 7-8 melons per plant. Adapted to short […]
Cucumis melo ( Snake Melon )
‘Snake’, also known as ‘Armenian Cucumber’ Melon is one of the oldest available heirlooms, introduced in Italy from Armenia in the 1400’s. It is often mistaken for a cucumber, but will not cross with them. These fruits can grow 3 […]
Cucumis melo ( Sharlyn Honeydew Melon )
Large fruits are 6 inches across, up to 5 pounds each. Grows well in warm climate areas. Skin is netted and gold in color; flesh is very soft and juicy with a wonderful aroma. Rare. Mature in 100-105 days. An […]
Cucumis melo ( Savor Canteloupe )
An incredibly sweet, small, orange fleshed canteloupe. Fruits are 2 pounds, with grey-green skin, slightly ribbed. Very aromatic French Charentais type. Tolerant of powdery mildew, and some fusarium. An annual warm season crop. Plant 1/2 inch deep, 24 inches apart, […]
Cucumis melo ( San Juan Honeydew Melon )
Delicious honeydew type melon from the New Mexico Pueblo of San Juan. Compact vines are quite prolific. An annual warm season crop. Plant 1/2 inch deep, 24 inches apart, outdoors in warm season areas, with lots of room for the […]
