Cucamelon Mexican Sour Gherkin Seeds

First time growing gherkins, so we will see how they do. Healthy seeds good looking seeds. I Did experience less than ideal germination rates but I did try a few different germination methods just for experimenting. Two methods yielded better germination than others, but that was user error. All and all a good packaging, with health plants. Pricey but there aren’t much of this seed open pollinated around.

They look just like the picture. They grow on a thin, lacey, beautiful vine. I'm going to put some in pots with a trellis this year. They are bitter, lemony, and crunchy. Great in tzatziki.

Fruits live up to the 'sour' part of their name. Likened to a lemony cucumber with a tough skin. Makes a nice garnish or crunch in a salad or salsa. They weren't my favorite for eating plain (thick skin, too sour solo). They do however grow on a vine thin enough to intermix with other cages (adjacent tomatoes, etc...) to sprawl along the garden. They are prolific enough to create a handful or two every few days in the hot part of the summer.