PREMIER SEEDS DIRECT - CUCAMELON - 65 Finest Seeds

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You can attach pea and bean netting to stakes or a wall, or move the container to the base of a trellis. Predatory insects will be attracted to the site and will benefit greatly by an interplanting of Sweet Alyssum, dill, or cilantro. A group of imagination catalysts and passionate educators, dedicated to producing products and services that better the environment. Cucamelons have a hard outer skin with a crunchy texture and are perfect eaten raw in salads, pickled like gherkins, added. Cucamelons are small grape-sized fruits that have the taste of cucumbers with a hint of lime and the shape of a mini watermelon with a patterned green shaded skin.

How to grow cucamelons - Suttons Gardening Grow How

They look like tiny watermelons, but have a very appealing cucumber flavour with slight citrus notes. To promote healthy growth and plenty of fruits, I fertilize every few weeks with an all purpose liquid organic fertilizer.Avoid letting cucamelons over-ripen on the vine, as they can become too soft and lose their crisp texture. They need warm temperatures and are sensitive to frost, so they should be planted out from May, after all risk of frost has passed. However, we are not able to ship garlic, potatoes, asparagus crowns, bulbs, onion sets, Mason bee cocoons, or nematodes outside of Canada.

Cucamelon seeds and how to plant them - Savvy Gardening Cucamelon seeds and how to plant them - Savvy Gardening

Once plant reaches a height of 2mtrs, pinch off growing tip to encourage side shoots, pinching those out when 40-50cm in length. By the time I could move them to the garden, each plant was about three feet long and it took me an hour to untangle the plants. Sow seeds into the surface of moist peat-free potting compost and cover with a further 1m of compost. Place shallow dishes of water with small protruding rocks in amongst the cucumbers for beneficial insects to stop and have a drink.

We’re a values-based business that has blossomed into a lifestyle ethos, with products that support seeders, feeders, keepers, and the tiniest of creepers. Day 3 – Give them a half day of sun, but bring them indoors at night if the temperature is forecast to fall below 50 F (10 C). They’ll lay more eggs, eat more pests, and be more effective if you provide for their needs right where the problem occurs in the garden. This is a heat loving tropical plant that is most productive in hot weather or a greenhouse setting. Our Crimson and Dutch White Clover planted along pathways between rows is excellent for attracting beneficial insects too.