Prescott Fond Blanc Melon
One author describes the skin as tough as rhinoceros hide looks like.
Prescott fond blanc melon. Documented by vilmorin in les plantes potageres. Prescott fond blanc melon french market melon. Excellent flavor and fragrance good yield drought and wilt resistant. This heirloom melon is downright ugly with its warty thick skin and flattened shape.
Fruits weigh 4 9 pounds and have beautifully warted skin and dense sweet flesh. Home melon prescott fond blanc. Prescott fond blanc 4 50 65 00. This french variety of melon was first documented in 1883 as one of the first known cantaloupe varieties.
Keeps producing with an average of four melons per plant. Prescott fond blanc melon 88 days open pollinated. Many times they are mistaken for a squash. Approximate seeds per pack.
This variety is drought tolerant and does well in our short season. This cantaloupe was once a favorite of french market gardeners. Prescott fond blanc melon 0 99. French heirloom mentioned since the 1860s once a favorite of french market gardeners.
Almost too pretty to eat. 25 days till maturity. The prescott fond blanc melon can also be used as a substitute in recipes where traditional cantaloupe is called for. The sweet melon flavor pairs well with feta and goat cheeses arugula basil mint citrus blueberries pistachios hazelnuts balsamic vinegar cream cured pork and wines such as port or sherry.
French heirloom documented by vilmorin in the 1880 s. Beautiful aromatic flat ribbed green melon warted sweet orange flesh flavor similar to cantaloupe 2 4 pounds. Once our farmers market customers got over the odd look of this cantaloupe and smelled the intoxicating fragrance they were hooked. Fond blanc translates to white bottom.
Prescott fond blanc cantaloupe. Flattened ribbed true french heirloom cantaloupe with warts and bumps 4 9 lbs grey green rind ripens to straw color with salmon orange flesh. Fond blanc translates to white bottom don t be fooled by the outer appearance of this wrinkled bumpy warted thick skinned puffy looking grey green rock melon. 85 95 annual full sun.
Don t let looks deceive you it s delicious and gets to be a hefty seven pounds. A true cantaloupe prescott fond blanc hails from france and has been grown there since the 1860s. They enjoy some drought stress to ripen and take on an intoxicating sweetness and aroma. Prescott fond blanc melon.
Melon prescott fond blanc despite the american tendency to use the terms muskmelon and cantaloupe interchangeably this is a true cantaloupe something actually quite uncommon in this country. The fragrance when fully ripe is incredible. It was also known as a market favorite for centuries. Native to france where it is prized this melon was grown in the us as early as 1850.
Like all rock melons prescott will not slip from the vine.