RE: JULY - SteemIt Community Garden Journal Challenge 3 - by @simplymike
You have no idea how happy you made me by joining this time. I always love your garden updates .
The zucchini in your picture is about as big as mine. Because I sowed them too late, and had to replant it, I was afraid it there would be no zucchinis this year. But today I noticed the first little fellow, about the size of yours - which means there is still hope, lol.
Just to be sure, those are cucamelons you have growing there, right? I discovered these gorgeous and delicious mini watermelon-looking cucumbers last year and simply had to have them again this year. Every day, I check my plants, but the fruits are still small... but they are there, it is just a matter of patience :0)
How I love those... <3
Did you know you can dig out the roots at the end of the season, overwinter them in a dark, frost-free place and replant them in spring?
Nope.. the package I used these from I bought at Annie's Heirloom seeds (I think) and it's labeled as Mexican Sour Gherkins. I thought the same thing, that they were cucamelons also so I had to double check my package. They look the same, so I am wondering if they are the same just depends on where you live geographically.
No, I didn't know that about the roots- it's def something to consider!!
@goldendawne, just looked it up. it appears to be the same plant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melothria_scabra
Yesterday I checked my plants and noticed the first ones were almost ready to eat. Yummy!!
Melothria scabra
Melothria scabra is a vine grown for its edible fruit. Fruit are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness. Vernacular names include mouse melon, Mexican sour gherkin, cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber and pepquinos.This plant is native to Mexico and Central America,
where it is called sandiita (little watermelon). It is believed to have been a domesticated crop before western contact began.
So this @wikitextbot posts the text of the article which is linked to?
Cool! I just wonder why there is no source reference of its own...