Cucumber Mexican Sour Gherkin

🥒 Mexican Sour Gherkin (Melothria scabra)

A fun and unusual climbing plant producing tiny, watermelon-like fruits with a refreshing cucumber-citrus flavour 🌿✨ Perfect for snacking, salads, and pickling!

🌱 Growing Information

Sow for seedlings from late April to June (IV–VI)
Germination: warm conditions at 26–28°C
Transplant outdoors in June (VI) after hardening off
Spacing: 50–60 cm
Requires warmth, light, and a sheltered position
Provide support for climbing (trellis, fence, etc.)
Harvest regularly to encourage more fruiting

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Climbing vegetable plant
✔ Height: Up to 3 m
✔ Position: Full sun ☀️
✔ Soil: Fertile, well-drained
✔ Harvest Period: June – September (VI–IX)
✔ Perfect for: Salads, snacking & pickling

🌼 Special Features

✔ Unique mini “watermelon” fruits 🍉
✔ Crisp with a tangy cucumber flavour
✔ Fast-growing climber — great for vertical gardening
✔ Highly productive throughout summer
✔ Decorative and edible

📦 Pack Size

20 seeds