Cucamelon
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CA$3.50
CA$3.50
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Cucamelon
AKA mouse melon or Mexican sour gherkin. Small cucumber-like fruit with shaped of a watermelon. Crunchy skin with a juicy pop.
Seeds Per Package
Approx. 25 Seeds
Growing Instructions
tends to be more sensitive to root damage and transplanting. Most can be direct seeded after the threat of frost has past. When direct seeding, place 2-3 seeds at 2' spacing and thin down to 1 plant per space by cutting the weakest. To give them a head start, seed them indoors 2 to 3 weeks before expected last frost and then transplant out as small seedlings.
Latin Name
Melothria scabra
Days to Maturity
70 Days