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Mexican Gherkin Cucumber
75 days to harvest
Melothria scabra
HEIRLOOM These adorable tiny cukes are also called cucamelons as well as mouse melons and indeed their delicious 1-inch fruits look exactly like miniature watermelons! Their 5′ vines abound with super crunchy fruits that sport a bright tang that grows stronger as they age. Children love to harvest and eat these marvelous fruits and their tiny, ornate leaves make harvesting easy for everyone. Mexican Gherkin Cucumbers are resistant to traditional cucumber diseases (especially Powdery and Downy Mildews) so we often enjoy our first planting all the way to frost.
Organic Mexican Gherkin Cucumber
Planting Method: Direct Seed Recommended
To Direct Seed: Sow after last frost, 2 seeds every 2 feet (thinning to 1).
For Transplanting: Sow indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost in peat pots (plant entire pot) or soil blocks to minimally disturb roots when transplanted
Seed Depth: 1/4 inch Days to Germination: 3 days at 80°F (26°C); 10 at 70°F (21°C)
Sun Needs: Full
Spacing (after thinning/transplanting): 2 feet; 30-36 inches between rows
Trellis for easier harvest & less disease pressure.
Days to Harvest: 75 Height: 5-foot+ vines
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