#mouse melon

[artificial-condition]

Finally got around to building the trellis and planting melons and cucumbers!! On the end of the trellis row where the melons cease I planted pole bean seeds :)

Also corn has appeared!! It is circled in red on the last picture 🌽

[yeetmeoffearth]

May 5

Today seems like an appropriate day to update about the cucamelon/🇲🇽 sour gherkin

It's on my window sill and the tendrils have gotten so long and desperately want to grab something

I think it would have latched onto my blinds if I didn't insert a skewer

[notsayingthisright]

[sportlifeandtricks-blog]

The Cucamelon Is The Cutest Summer Food You Should Be Eating

The Cucamelon Is The Cutest Summer Food You Should Be Eating

In this hyper-informative age, we think the world needs more whimsy. Sometimes that whimsy can be found in the natural world. And sometimes it’s edible and delicious, like the cucamelon, the cutest fruit to grow on the face of this Earth. Cucamelon (Melothria scabra) in Cross Section isolated on White The cucamelon is a type of cucumber with a citrusy flavor. Native to Mexico and Central America,…

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[foodfuck]

[garden2mabelly]

Here comes the cutest cucumber ever: Mouse melon, aka Mexican Sour Gherkin.

Kids that claim to hate cucumbers can't even resist eating these :D

[smallpotatoesco]

The Coolest Cucumber You've Never Met - Modern Farmer

The Mexican sour gherkin is technically not a cucumber. The genus Cucumis contains lots of familiar crops, included gourds, but only one species, Cucumis sativus, is considered a cucumber proper. The Mexican sour gherkin belongs to another genus entirely, Melothria. So it’s not a real cucumber but an honorary one.

[thehort-blog]

What to eat this week: Cucamelons! Also known as Mouse Melon or Mexican Sour Cucumber, Melothria scabra is part of the Cucurbitaceae family and is native to Mexico and Central America.

Also, they are delicious.