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Cucamelon Seeds

Botanical Name: Melothria scabra

Easy-to-grow climbing plants
Produces grape-sized fruits with fresh cucumber-lime flavour
Tried-and-tested DT Brown quality for maximum flavour

20 SeedsSKU: 47692

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Cucamelon Seeds

Experience the fun and flavour of growing your own Cucamelons, grape-sized fruits with a fresh taste like cucumber with a hint of lime. These easy-to-grow climbing plants produce masses of small, watermelon-shaped fruits that are perfect for adding zest to salads or snacking straight from the garden. Sow indoors from April to May and transplant outside after the last frost, or lift in autumn and keep frost-free to enjoy further crops in spring. With DT Brown seeds, you are guaranteed high quality and tried-and-tested varieties to bring flavour and freshness straight from your garden to your plate.

Key information

Botanical Name: Melothria scabra

Genus: Mixed Collection

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 100cm

Habitat: Climber, Climbing

Position: Full Sun

Sow thinly, cover with a fine layer of compost. Firm gently and keep moist. Cover with glass, polythene or propagator lid. Keep at approx. 20-25°C. Seedlings appear 14-21 days.
Care Remove cover when seedlings appear. Grow on at approx. 13-15°C. When large enough transplant singly to 7.5cm pots. Stand outside for a few days in May (avoid frosts). Transplant 45cm apart in growing position.
Harvest July to October.

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£2.95 delivery charge

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