Yeah but can you EAT it?

So, here it is all National Farmers Market Week and what are we gonna be doing?  Setting up our farm stand for the fourth week in a row? Nope.  Heading off to a wedding in NY cuz we're crazy and that's just how we roll.  Sooooo to keep your appetites whetted for the tasty deliciousness that is SVF produce during the week that we are to be away, I finally got a camera out into the fields and snapped some pics of the fruits and veggies that will be headed to our Saturday farm stand table come 14AUG10. Check back each day for pics of a new featured crop.  Today I present to you:

Moon and Stars Melon

As the link above explained, this is an heirloom variety that is super-cool to look at.  As this is my first year growing watermelons, I am a little trigger-happy in harvesting them.  I pulled one last night and it was too young, I pulled another one today and I have a bad feeling it was too young too but rest assured I promise not to harvest any more for at least another week and by the 14th of August these babies are gonna be in the 20-30# range and are gonna be AWESOME.  Plus, as an heirloom variety, you'll be able to save the seeds and plant them next year in your own backyard gardens.