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Nov 18, 2015 2:24 PM CST
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Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
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Seed catalogues are arriving and these little cukes are showing up in them. Has anyone grown these?
Has anyone tried pickling them?
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Nov 19, 2015 2:18 PM CST
Name: Dillard Haley
Augusta Georgia (Zone 8a)
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They are not actually cukes. Mexican Sour Gherkins (Melothria scabra). They do have a lot of names, But I have not been tempted to grow them. Have somehat of a sour taste, but some folks use them both for pickles and salads. Look like a miniature watermelon. Actually the West Indian Gherkin looks like a wet mouse when pickled, But I have not seen them advertised as mouse melons.
http://agardenerstable.com/201...
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Nov 19, 2015 4:05 PM CST
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Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
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Thanks for the article.
Maybe I'll just stick to regular cucumbers.
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Nov 27, 2015 11:05 PM CST
Name: Reid
North Branch, MN (Zone 4b)
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I grew them this summer and yet are DELICIOUS! They are so yummy. I like them when they are a little bit smaller than a grape. They are just a tad sour, but taste mostly like a cucumber. I call them "cuke nuts". They were prolific. They like heat a lot. Definitely go for it. @carolinescott
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Nov 28, 2015 8:42 AM CST
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Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
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Okay---- might try them.
My original motivation was that maybe they would make easy pickles.
Like gherkins without the prickly skin?
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Nov 28, 2015 3:45 PM CST
Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
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farmerdill said:Actually the West Indian Gherkin looks like a wet mouse when pickled, But I have not seen them advertised as mouse melons.
http://agardenerstable.com/201...


Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing

That's enough to deter me from wanting to grow these to make pickles... Sticking tongue out
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Nov 29, 2015 8:37 AM CST
Name: Reid
North Branch, MN (Zone 4b)
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This is about the perfect size to eat them. This pic is from a garden I took care of last summer.
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Dec 7, 2015 2:02 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Caroline Scott
Calgary (Zone 4a)
Bulbs Winter Sowing Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Peonies Lilies Charter ATP Member
Region: Canadian Enjoys or suffers cold winters Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Garden Ideas: Master Level
I guess that I will grow them after all as I just received some seeds from a swap!
I'll try to remember to report on them next summer.
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