FREE: Mouse Melon (Cucamelon)

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Name: Melothria scabra, mouse melon, Mexican sour gherkin, cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber

Quantity: 9 Seeds (Good quality, Recent year seeds)
GIN gets 12 Seeds
Free shipping and Tracking number included because the rarity of these seeds.

Melothria scabra is a vine grown for its edible fruit. Fruit are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness.

Direct sow after last frost
Height: 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8m)
Spacing: 9-12 in. (22-30cm)
Full Sun
Average water needs. Water regularly, do not over water.
Bright Yellow blooms during Late Summer/Early Fall

Starts out slow then grows extremely fast. Vine is very thin. Unique among cucurbits in that female flowers appear before male flowers, not the reverse. The vines can fill out a fence.

Small cucumber-like fruit are shaped like baby watermelons. They are good added to salads or can be pickled. They have a cucumber-like taste with a touch of lemon. The ornamental vines have tiny leaves and flowers and are perfect for the cottage garden. Very unique and fun for kids.
Huge yields.
The info I got is that they can be grown anywhere regular cucumbers can grow.
"Cucamelons can be grown in pretty much the exact same way as regular cucumbers, only they are far easier. They don’t need the cover of a greenhouse, fancy pruning or training techniques and suffer from very few pests. Sow the seed from April to May indoors and plant out when all risk of frost is over. Give them a support the scramble over, keep well watered and that’s pretty much all you will need to do!"

Category:Vegetables Vines and Climbers
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