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Melothria Scabra

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VEGETABLES / MISC-CUCURBITS
The "mouse melon" or "Mexican sour gherkin" of exotic seed catalogs; sandita in Spanish but it grows (naturalized) in many places here in the USA; annual but sometimes self-seeding. Tiny tart melons about the size of jelly beans; picked when green for pickling, or black for seed. Vines make good fence cover; leaves resemble cucumber but smaller.
$3
Listed In: 2020, 2024, 2025
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Missouri
USDA Hardiness: 6
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