Comments on: Six on Saturday – July 28th – Cucamelons

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:09:59 +0000

I think a lot of it has to do with how it’s wound itself up a wigwam of canes – the fruits are lurking right in the middle at the moment, which is going to make picking a bit more ‘interesting’! I think I’ll pick a few of varying sizes just to see which size has the best flavour… the plant label just said “tastes best when allowed to mature on the plant” but it didn’t give any indication of how to know when they’re actually ready to pick!

By: Paddy

Paddy — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:08:27 +0000

In reply to Katharine – teabreakgardener.

That’s this weeks’ task (hopefully) – there’s several that look the right size for picking 🙂

By: Lora Hughes

Lora Hughes — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:39:40 +0000

That’s not at all cheating. So many of us have tried cucumelon for the first time this summer that we’re all interested in the various stages of everyone else’s. Your cheat plant is much fuller than my guys, or maybe it’s cuz mine grow up a trellis . . . no, I think yours are fuller, but I’ve been eating fruit for a few weeks now. Funny old things, these cucumelons. I like them & will do it again next year. Can’t wait to see if you like them, too. Will warn you that several of us have had to use trial & error to figure out when they taste best for harvesting.

By: Katharine - teabreakgardener

Katharine - teabreakgardener — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 11:19:41 +0000

I like the cucamelon story. Nice to see something from start to almost finish. We just need to know what they taste like.