Tondo di Barese 

A very kind friend of mine from the Solano Community College Agricultural club called me up out of the blue and offered me a small row in his front yard to grow a cucumber variety. The only problem is that he also grows melons. After thinking about it for a little while, I called him back with a solution: the fast-growing Tondo di Barese. The Tondo Barese is a very early variety that produces light-colored round fruit on a bushy plant. The vines performs very well in hot dry climates. The flavor is also fantastic. Unfortunately, as this friend of mine lives at least 20 minutes away, I don’t have time to just drive over there very often. But I thought I could share this little row of Tondo Barese prior to harvesting the fruit for seed.