Mouse Melons!!!
Hittys riding in the Traveling Basket
Four of the Quimper Hittys were invited to visit a friend …
A glasshouse full of delicious plants
…who planted special seeds months ago so that she could invite the Hittys over for a picnic in the summer.
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A tiny tiny fruit
Constance was amazed and delighted…
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Tiny Melons
Hattie thought they looked scrumptious…
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So many of them
Tansy wondered how they could possibly pick, let alone eat them all…
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The makings of a great picnic
The girls picked a little bowl full of Mouse Melons, and will invite their sisters to share the bounty! These are a little bitter cucumber Melothria scabra, native to Central America. Click here for more information about Mouse Melons. Don’t they look like Hitty Watermelons? Even though they are green inside, not pink we think every Hitty Household should grow them!
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Quimper Hittys 
Gosh aren’t they wonderful and the perfect size for Hittys. They look like they had a bountiful harvest as well.
They are the cutest little melon I ever did see!
I agree! Love the mouse melons. I accidentally grew some tomatoes this year that are perfectly Hitty sized. Fun!
Isn’t tiny little food amazing. The Hittys certainly appreciate it – much less wastage!
Our seeds are in the mail! How splendid of your friend to remember the Hittys in this unique way – very special!
I have the best Hitty friends! I hope yours germinate successfully and produce plentifully!
Will there be mini hot dogs to go with the melon feast? Looks like fun for the QHs.
Good idea – I better get the paperclay out and roll them up some!
hmph!! I tried to grow these this year with no success. Kudos to your friend for her green thumb. Great photos…the girls have such fun and look so great on their adventures.
My friend gave me a plant which was an abject failure at producing anything, withering away slowly and yellowly. humph indeed. Luckily my friend anticipated my results and grew some for us herself!
Amazing! The Bonsai Hittys are plotting and planning for next year’s harvest of Hitty-sized surprises.
They are a fun little fruit. I bet they are nice pickled, at least if the Hittys don’t eat them all first.
Mouse melons are truly magical! I doubt if we could grow them in our colder climate, but I wonder if I could manage to grow them in a pot in the studio….
We are trying to grow them in a pot in a cold frame – it isn’t all that warm here in the summer.