Sowing / planting time III - V
Flowering time V - VIII
Decorative cucumbers. Mexican or creeping cucumbers. Berry cucumbers. Annual plants. String length ~ 200 cm. Melotria seeds are sown in pots in late March - April. Melotria seedlings are exhibited after the spring frosts. Can also be grown in greenhouses. In the open field, melotria seedlings are planted in a warm place protected from the wind.
Melotrija produce fruit that tastes like cucumbers, only slightly sour peel, fruit the size of grapes. Suitable for fresh consumption, added to salads, especially suitable for marinating.