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Just a quick note to thank you all so much for the grapevine. Your website was easy to use, payment simple and delivery received today mid morning (I only ordered on Monday 18th. I am delighted it was well in time for Christmas.
Thank you so much.
Chrissie Herring, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Supplied as a packet of 10 seeds.
This Product is Available Now.It was Milly's idea to grow these for the first time in 2012; the early spring had been poor and we hadn't been able to get out on our own veg garden, and so Milly chose various exotics to grow under protection, this being one of them!
Also known as the Mexican Sour Gherkin or Miniature Mexican Watermelon, it's no surprise that these originate from Mexico!
Best grown under protection the plants produce a mass of thin climbing stems that are covered with bright green leaves. As the season progresses pretty yellow flowers are followed by literally hundreds of fruits that are similar in size to a grape - only watermelon-shaped.
The skin of the fruits is actually quite firm, but this just adds to the experience when you bite into one. They just burst in the mouth! Perfect in salads, they taste like a slightly sour cucumber; but don't let that sourness put you off using them for desserts as well - they are still sweet enough for that!
But we weren't the only one to try Mouse Melons that year. As can be seen from the pictures above, not only did Milly sell some of her fruits at our 2012 Chilli Day, but we were also lucky enough to take some over to the Aspinall Foundation's Howletts Wildlife Park and feed them to Elephants, Gorillas and Lemurs!
A real fun novelty to grow - and very reliable even in a cooler year as 2012 was.
Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.
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