Corn & Cucurbitaceae

Cornichon de Paris is a gherkin variety of cucumber. Produces an abundance of short, compact cucumbers, with little “warts” on the skin. Juicy and crispy taste. Should be harvested when the fruits are around 2,50-5cm long, and fits perfectly in jars. An ideal variety for pickles and other preserves. Cucumis sativus. 15seeds/pack

Melon Thrakiotiko, or Thrace Melon, produces large, globe-shaped melons up to 3kg, with a little “nose”. The skin is yellow with dark spots and speckles. The flesh is crème-white with a hint of pale-yellow-orange. Firm flesh with a delicious, sweet, and juicy flavor. The flesh has a hint of floral honey. Later variety. Old heirloom variety from the region of Thrace, which includes parts of Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Cucumis melo. 10seeds/pack

St. Vasileios, ”Agíou Vasileíou” produces elongated, slightly ribbed, yellow to dark-yellow fruits. Crème-white flesh with a sweet flavor and intense aroma. Around 3-4kg. The plants have small lobed, light-green leaves. Late variety. From Greece. Cucumis melo. 10seeds/pack

Zakynthos produces flattened fruits, slightly ribbed in “slices”. Golden to paler yellow fruits with white-green flesh. Sweet flavor with a pleasant aroma. Earlier variety. From Greece. Cucumis melo. 10seeds/pack

Queen Anne’s Pocket Melon is a variety with tiny fruits of around 50grams each. Golden orange fruits with golden stripes. Juicy fruits with a mild and sweet melon flavor, can be served with warm honey. Exquisite fragrance. Was used during the Victorian era by ladies who wore fruits as perfume. Cucumis melo. 85D. 10seeds/pack

Gourd Kobra is a traditionally bottle-shaped gourd with fruits up to 30cm long. The fruits are bright green, mottled with pale spots and streaks. Climbing or trailing up to 250cm or more. Young fruits can be cooked and eaten like squash. Gourds have been grown for a very long time, not primarily for food, but for containers. Fully ripe fruits get hollow and hard as wood. Can be used as bottles for water or containers, musical instruments, lamps, and more. Lagenaria siceraria. 7seeds/pack

Tortarello Verde Scuro Cucumber produces very long fruits, up to 80cm long. Dark green and slightly curved cucumbers with firm and crispy flesh with few seeds. Ready to harvest around 50 days after transplant. Cucumis sativus. 10seeds/pack

Hopi Orange is a dark-orange winter squash with excellent keeper characteristics. Mid-sized pumpkins of around 4-6kg each. The flesh is orange-yellow with an excellent flavor. Perfect for soups, baking, pies, roasting, etc. Vining growth. Cucurbita maxima. 6seeds/pack

Kajari is a melon from Punjab, India. Beautiful, round to oblate fruits with stripes in orange-green-white up to 1kg each. Green flesh with an excellent sweet honey-melon flavor. When fully ripe the fruits fall from the vine. If grown on a trellis, be sure to bind the fruits so they don’t fall to the ground and crack. 70-75D. Cucumis melo. 10seeds/pack