Also known as mouse melons or Mexican sour gherkins, cucamelons produce small fruits that look like a melon fit for a mouse. Very crunchy with the flavour of cucumber with a twist of lime. Plants produce much more fruit when grown up a trellis. Packet contains ~30 seeds.
~75 days to maturity
Cucamelon Seeds
C$4.25Price
Start cucamelon seeds indoors 4-6 weeks prior to your last frost date.
Bury seeds 1/2 inch (13 mm) deep and cover with soil. Keep moist until germination in ~10-14 days. May take longer with cooler soil temperatures.
Trellising is recommended for best fruit production with plants spaced ~ 12 inches (30cm) apart.
Melothria scabra
Also known as mouse melons, Mexican sour gherkins