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Kiwano Horned Melon

NZ$3.95

Description

Also called African Horned Cucumber or Jelly Melon, the grapefruit size oval melon with horn like spines has a yellow orange skin with lime green jelly-like flesh. A refreshing fruit with tastes of banana, cucumber and lemon. With horned spines on the fruit and a vine with fine spiny hairs, it is best handled wearing gloves. Prolific producer with up to 20 fruit per vine.

Maturity 75 days from transplant.

 
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7230

Cucumis metuliferus

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OPTIMUM SOIL TEMP FOR GERMINATION DAYS TO GERMINATION DISTANCE APART TO PLANT SEEDLINGS PREFERRED GROWING PERIOD WHEN TO SOW NUMBER OF SEEDS PER PACKET PREFERRED GROWING METHOD BEST USE
20-25 5-7 60cm-icon 60cm Tender 2 30 Transplant-icon Transplant Gourmet Vegetable-icon Gourmet Vegetable
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KEY to WHEN TO SOW

   1 Early Spring 2 Late Spring &
Early Summer		 3 Late Summer &
Early Autumn

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