Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucumber

(Melothria scabra) 73 days. Thin but tenacious vines bear many 5⁄8 in. x 7⁄8 in. fruits with skin like tiny watermelons. Immature, they taste like cucumbers; when fully mature, they taste like pickled cucumbers. Always popular at tastings! Plant them along your garden path for convenient snacking. Bears until frost. Trellising recommended. Pkt (min 25 seeds) Good to start from seed in these months: North Florida: February-March, August-September Central Florida: February-March September South Florida: January-February, October