Cucamelon (3.5" pot)
An easy-to-grow, unique summer snack! Cucamelons are the size of a grape, with the markings of a ripe watermelon, and the taste of a cucumber with a hint of lime. Eat them fresh off the vine, add to a salad, or use them for pickling. Plants are drought tolerant, thrive in heat, and are disease and pest resistant. They are slow to grow in the cooler spring months, but once the full heat of summer sets in, you’ll struggle to keep up with their vigorous growth! A trellis will encourage healthier plants and ensure better fruit production, as pollination is required and flowers are quite tiny. Plant in rich, well-draining soil and fertilize once in mid-summer. Harvest when cucamelons are around 1” in length and they slip easily off the vine.
Harvest: 70 days
Height: vines of 6+’
Plant Spacing: 12”
An easy-to-grow, unique summer snack! Cucamelons are the size of a grape, with the markings of a ripe watermelon, and the taste of a cucumber with a hint of lime. Eat them fresh off the vine, add to a salad, or use them for pickling. Plants are drought tolerant, thrive in heat, and are disease and pest resistant. They are slow to grow in the cooler spring months, but once the full heat of summer sets in, you’ll struggle to keep up with their vigorous growth! A trellis will encourage healthier plants and ensure better fruit production, as pollination is required and flowers are quite tiny. Plant in rich, well-draining soil and fertilize once in mid-summer. Harvest when cucamelons are around 1” in length and they slip easily off the vine.
Harvest: 70 days
Height: vines of 6+’
Plant Spacing: 12”
An easy-to-grow, unique summer snack! Cucamelons are the size of a grape, with the markings of a ripe watermelon, and the taste of a cucumber with a hint of lime. Eat them fresh off the vine, add to a salad, or use them for pickling. Plants are drought tolerant, thrive in heat, and are disease and pest resistant. They are slow to grow in the cooler spring months, but once the full heat of summer sets in, you’ll struggle to keep up with their vigorous growth! A trellis will encourage healthier plants and ensure better fruit production, as pollination is required and flowers are quite tiny. Plant in rich, well-draining soil and fertilize once in mid-summer. Harvest when cucamelons are around 1” in length and they slip easily off the vine.
Harvest: 70 days
Height: vines of 6+’
Plant Spacing: 12”