When should I plant Cucamelon?

Sow seed indoors 4–3 weeks before your last spring frost. Move seedlings into the garden 2–4 weeks after your last spring frost. Sow seed straight into the ground 2–4 weeks after your last spring frost.

How far apart do I plant Cucamelon?

Space Cucamelon about 12″ apart. It grows best in full sun.

What grows well with Cucamelon?

Good companions for Cucamelon include Bush Bean, Sweet Corn, Nasturtium, Sunflower.

What zones does Cucamelon grow in?

Cucamelon is suited to USDA zones 4–11 and takes ~70 days to harvest.

How to grow Cucamelon (Melothria scabra)

Grape-sized 'mouse melons' that taste like cucumber with a squeeze of lime - impossibly cute and easy.

Quick tip

Slow to start but unstoppable once warm - give it a trellis and it fruits all summer.

☀️ Full sun↔ 12″ apartZones 4–11⏳ ~70d

When to plant Cucamelon

Start indoorsSow seed indoors 4–3 weeks before your last spring frost.
Transplant outMove seedlings into the garden 2–4 weeks after your last spring frost.
Direct sowSow seed straight into the ground 2–4 weeks after your last spring frost.

At a glance

Botanical name

Melothria scabra

Companion planting

Plant near

🌱 A light cucurbit vine that climbs happily up corn or a sunflower; nasturtium keeps aphids off it.

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