FREE: 5 Mexican Melon Seeds

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Raw, the melons have the taste and crunch of a fresh cucumber but with a burst of bright sour lemon from the skin. They are conversation pieces when used in salads, stir-fries, desserts or martinis. And they make wonderful bread-and-butter pickles. Although slow to get going, melons eventually vine 10 or more feet in the air with support once they're established, putting out bright green leaves, little yellow flowers and hundreds of fruit. They are relatively drought-tolerant and more resistant to the pests and diseases that plague cucumbers. The seeds should be planted blunt edge down in compost-rich soil. They may take as long as 10 days to germinate. They can be grown in containers, and given their propensity to vine and their thick foliage, they make an ideal balcony plant if protected from high winds.