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Cucumis melo
Raas Leela is a cross of four Carosello Cucumber Melons, or as we like to call them, Meloncumbers. Botanically considered a melon, Meloncumbers are of the same species as muskmelons but have been bred to be eaten in its premature fruiting stage. Selected in antiquity first in Northern Africa then travelled northward to the Middle East and the Mediterranean long before Cucumis sativus (Slicing Cucmbers) were brought west from India along the Silk Road. Early maturing, high yielding, sweet, with a juicy gourmet eating quality similiar to cucumber-- but a wholly unqiue experience. Delicious floral and melony notes, slightly crispier and very smooth in texture. We are further selecting for bacterial wilt resistance and downy mildew resistance. Harvest at 2-3” in diameter for best eating quality.
Sowing & Growing Information Coming Soon!
