This variety is DELICIOUS! Takes a while to ripen. The smaller size is great for "Little Mouths" I also like to think of them as "Per...Read Moresonal Cantaloupes" since they are small.
I had a tough time with this in Canada. Plant got mildew just as the (very few) fruit began to mature. (Happens a lot as the temperature ...Read Morespikes). Too bad because the plant is quite attractive and reasonably compact for a melon. My season is just not long enough and the weather consistent enough to get the good fruit I suspect.
A very nice melon overall. It's quite small compared to many, about the size of a medium grapefruit. Good flavour, much like a cantalou...Read Morepe. Quite perfumed and very sweet. It took a long time to ripen for me but it slips the vine just like a cantaloupe. I would grow it again but I only got a couple of melons on each plant so not terribly productive. If my space was really limited, I might try others instead.
This is a very rare French heirloom that was described as early as 1787. This melon is a true cantaloupe not the muskmelon that we, Ameri...Read Morecans, mistakenly call cantaloupe. These deeply ribbed, smooth-skinned melons are nearly black in color, but ripen to an orangeish-yellow. The orange flesh is sweet and fragrant. The 4 in. by 3 in. fruits are approximately 1 lb.
This variety is DELICIOUS! Takes a while to ripen. The smaller size is great for "Little Mouths" I also like to think of them as "Per...Read More
I had a tough time with this in Canada. Plant got mildew just as the (very few) fruit began to mature. (Happens a lot as the temperature ...Read More
A very nice melon overall. It's quite small compared to many, about the size of a medium grapefruit. Good flavour, much like a cantalou...Read More
This is a very rare French heirloom that was described as early as 1787. This melon is a true cantaloupe not the muskmelon that we, Ameri...Read More