The 2024 Scopattizo di San Luigi

What can I say about the Scopattizo di San Luigi that I have not already said before? This is a southern Italian immature muskmelon that is consumed like a cucumber. The flavor is very good (some say it is the best) and the texture is very nice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With all that being said, the Scopattizo di San Luigi is extremely difficult to harvest high-quality seeds from the fruit. I have been working on this for several years now, without consistent results. So – even though this is a wonderful cucumber variety that I would love to share with others, it is not ready for the general public. Sorry folks. Hopefully, in several years we can get this variety growing so that it produces full heavy seeds. Until then, enjoy the pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteer Taxi Tomato

Taxi is, by far, the easiest tomato variety I have ever grown. It is almost like cheating. A couple of volunteer taxi tomato plants sprouted up in the fertile garden, so I took some pictures of them. While I do love Taxi, I wish I knew of a similar red tomato variety, that did this well without putting in so much work to maintain it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerald Naked-seeded Pumpkin

I grew out the Emerald Naked-Seeded Pumpkin from the Experimental Farm Network this last summer. They did fairly well until August, then succumb quickly to Powdery Mildew. I didn’t take a lot of pictures of them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While I love eating Pumpkin seeds, saving these for seed can be quite difficult. The primary issue is that the seeds don’t dry very well and will quickly mold, if there is any humidity. I lost some of my very best seed to mold, despite working to dry them well. I would love to grow this variety again, but am not sure how I would better dry the seed for future planting.