One of my last seed orders included two types of melons: Charantais (above) and Noir des Carmes:



I haven't grown any cucurbits here other than some gourds on the garden fence, but it doesn't seem likely that I'll ever plant fruit trees in the area I left open behind the garden so that's where I'm going to plant the melons and several varieties of winter squash this year. I would be delighted just to harvest a couple of each of these melons.

Sunshine this am and I'm heading to the park to slip and slide along the icy trails.