Bounty from the Boonies
Cucamelon Seeds
$4.00
Unit price perA delightful novelty veggie in my food garden, Cucamelon - aka mouse melon - look like miniature watermelons! Hailing from Mexico and Central America, these distant cucumber cousins have a bright, refreshing taste with a citrus tang. They're totally unique and kids, especially, love them.
Cucamelons rarely make it in the house, as I snack on them while tending my gardens. But when they do, they're sliced in a salad or bring a small to a veggie platter. I preserve them like pickles, too. And just had a customer tell me they put them in cocktails!
Cucamelon vines need a structure to climb as they grow. My favourite way is to guide them along a tomato cage when growing in a container, but any sturdy trellis will work. Once flowers appear, start checking for fruit after a week.
Type: annual fruit (although eaten as a veggie, like cherry tomatoes)
Height: Vines can reach upward to 10 ft. but typically stays around 5-6 ft.
Light: full sun
Moisture: well drained, rich warm soil - amend with compost before planting
Planting: start indoors 6 weeks before last frost, in 4" deep pots to minimize root trauma and transplant shock. Can be direct sown when soil is warm and frost danger is past, but germination can be spotty.
Harvest: 75 days
Cucamelon Seeds
$4.00
Unit price perA delightful novelty veggie in my food garden, Cucamelon - aka mouse melon - look like miniature watermelons! Hailing from Mexico and Central America, these distant cucumber cousins have a bright, refreshing taste with a citrus tang. They're totally unique and kids, especially, love them.
Cucamelons rarely make it in the house, as I snack on them while tending my gardens. But when they do, they're sliced in a salad or bring a small to a veggie platter. I preserve them like pickles, too. And just had a customer tell me they put them in cocktails!
Cucamelon vines need a structure to climb as they grow. My favourite way is to guide them along a tomato cage when growing in a container, but any sturdy trellis will work. Once flowers appear, start checking for fruit after a week.
Type: annual fruit (although eaten as a veggie, like cherry tomatoes)
Height: Vines can reach upward to 10 ft. but typically stays around 5-6 ft.
Light: full sun
Moisture: well drained, rich warm soil - amend with compost before planting
Planting: start indoors 6 weeks before last frost, in 4" deep pots to minimize root trauma and transplant shock. Can be direct sown when soil is warm and frost danger is past, but germination can be spotty.
Harvest: 75 days
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Bounty from the Boonies was born and continues to labour on the traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples. This area is covered by the Williams Treaty, and we strive to reclaim the land with native plants, pollinator habitats and growing food. We stand in solidarity with Land Back and support Indigenous resurgence.