Questo post non era previsto, ma poi ho pensato che anche i fallimenti vanno documentati.
L'anno scorso ho voluto coltivare il Carosello Tondo di Fasano, detto anche Cianciuffo o Barattiere Tondo, ma è successo un imprevisto: la pianta non ha sviluppato lo stelo principale, quello che avrebbe dovuto arrampicarsi lungo la canna centrale.
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Così ho avuto la malaugurata idea di far sviluppare la pianta come se fosse stata in piena terra senza nemmeno cimarla.
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Il Barattiere non è il carosello più prolifico (anzi nel suo caso sarebbe meglio parlare di vero e proprio melone). E infatti il risultato è stato un solo frutto (foto 3) dopo tanti piccoli frutticini abortiti. Tuttavia quando ho eliminato la pianta per ovvie ragioni di spazio e sicurezza, era ancora vitale e pronta a dare altri frutti.
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L'unico Barattiere aveva all'interno poca polpa e molti semi, ma teneri e gustosi.
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Quest'anno voglio riprovarci con questa varietà. Voglio verificare se veramente una pianta di Barattiere produce solo da due ad un massimo di sei frutti.
STORY OF A FAILURE
This post wasn't predicted, but later on I thought that failures must be reported as well.
Last year I wanted to grow the Carosello Round Fasano, also called Cianciuffo or Round Barattiere, but the unexpected occurred: the vine didn't produce the main stem, the one that would have trained at the central cane (pic 1).
So I had the unlucky idea to let the vine grow as if it was in the open field without pruning it down (pic 2).
The Barattiere isn't the most productive carosello (actually, it's a melon more than a carosello). As a matter of fact, it produced only one fruit (pic 3) after so many stillborn tiny fruits. But when I extirpated the vine for obvious safety and room reasons, it was still vital and ready to produce more fruits.
Inside the Barattiere there were lots of seeds and not much pulp. Anyway, the seeds were tender and tasty (pic 4).
This year I want to have another try with this strain. I want to verify if a Barattiere vine really produces only two to six fruits maximum.
This post wasn't predicted, but later on I thought that failures must be reported as well.
Last year I wanted to grow the Carosello Round Fasano, also called Cianciuffo or Round Barattiere, but the unexpected occurred: the vine didn't produce the main stem, the one that would have trained at the central cane (pic 1).
So I had the unlucky idea to let the vine grow as if it was in the open field without pruning it down (pic 2).
The Barattiere isn't the most productive carosello (actually, it's a melon more than a carosello). As a matter of fact, it produced only one fruit (pic 3) after so many stillborn tiny fruits. But when I extirpated the vine for obvious safety and room reasons, it was still vital and ready to produce more fruits.
Inside the Barattiere there were lots of seeds and not much pulp. Anyway, the seeds were tender and tasty (pic 4).
This year I want to have another try with this strain. I want to verify if a Barattiere vine really produces only two to six fruits maximum.
Dear Giuseppe,
RispondiEliminaI have read that the Fasano grows few fruit on the secondary or tertiary group of vines. These carosello are undoubtedly more adapted to hot dry climates where they can produce in areas where other carosellos would not when water is scarce.