Cucamelon - 15 seeds Melothria scabra. Cucamelon Seeds, also known as Mexican Sour Gherkin Seeds and Mouse Melon Seeds, grow a unique specialty cucumber-like miniature watermelon – they are tiny & sweet treats and have sweet cucumber flavour combined with tangy citrus overtones. Cook's Garden Favorite. Get ready for an extravaganza of tiny, sweet treats. Mini fruit’s sweet cucumber flavour is combined with a tangy sourness: as if pickled already. Yields a bounty of tiny cucumbers for salads, snacks and pickling. Gorgeous when cascading from a hanging basket or growing on a trellis. Vines grow slowly but can get up to 3-4 meters long. It can be eaten fresh or pickled. Trellising recommended. We recommend harvesting these cucumbers promptly as they tend to get seedy if allowed to grow longer than 2.5cm. A propagation note will be supplied with the seed packet for your convenience.
