Throughout the summer, eat the grape-sized fruits fresh from the vine, but don't forget to save some for salads, salsas, and pickles! Grow this attractive patio fruit on an ornate obelisk and make it a conversation starter in your summer garden thanks to its robust decorative foliage. This simple-to-grow fruiting climber thrives on a sunny patio or border and even better in the greenhouse, generating heavy crops of mini melon fruits with a cucumber-lime flavour! If you want to be in demand in the kitchen and the garden this season, follow top chefs and celebrity gardeners by including the unique fruits of cucamelon on your menu. Stop main stems at 2.4m (8ft) and trim back all side shoots to 45cm (18") for increased fruit production (18"). Height: 2.4m (8ft). Spread: 50cm (20"). Useful Links: How to grow fruit from seed Reasons to buy your seeds from Thompson & Morgan

Sowing Information

Sow seed on the surface of a free draining compost and cover with about 6mm (1/4 in) of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at 21 -24C (70 – 75F) until germination, then reduce to 18C (65F). Germination up to 21 days.