How to Grow The World’s Smallest Watermelon!
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- Even YOU can grow the world’s smallest watermelons! Here is where you can get seeds: amzn.to/2cwWVGE
These are not actually watermelons, but very close and certainly will get more kids to try them rather then by calling them a Mexican Sour Gherkin which they really are. These cucamelons are delicious and so fun to eat!
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Looks like you have kale wings. Lol
Angel biscuits
chrissy emert that's what I thought too.
Funny!!!! I didn't notice, but went back to look and it DOES look like that. Guess if you eat green long enough..... LOL
lol same
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Had a small patch of these come up in the middle of our lawn this spring before the first mow. Dug it up and planted it along the four foot chain link fence to see what it would do. That one tiny plant wound up spreading over two panels! If I plant more they may grow thick enough to make a decent privacy screen.
Also, it made an impressive amount of fruit from that one small transplanting. They do taste good! One important caveat to mention, do not eat the fruits after they have turned a beautiful dark purple. It is tempting to think they are ripe at this stage but they actually turn slightly toxic (not to be confused with poisonous) and could wind up giving you diarrhea. So remember, green is ripe!
I had to watch this on autotitles, my partner is asleep, or was til the subtitles said you were growing 'cute chameleons'! :D
They sound like the kind of fruit to grow here in central Texas. 😄
They would grow great there!
I love cucamelons! Great snack in the garden and make a lovely pickle. I lacto-fermented a bunch last year!
They truly are such a great snack! We love them!
I love your show
Saw packets of these seeds at Bunnings here in Australia. I will get a packet and grow it on a trellis. The seed packets cost $2.50. I couldn't believe we have these seeds on sale. Thanks for your tip on the plant. I will build up a good trellis for this plant. Have an awesome day.
That is awesome, glad you could find them!
waldemar lemos
How has this gone?
I bought cucamelon seeds from your site this year and was going to treat them as cucumber as far as growing but I'm really happy I decided to watch your video. Very informative as always!
I planted about 5 plants about three inches apart next to my regular cucumbers on a 6 foot trellis. They totally filled in the trellis, crawled over and started growing into my tomatoes and their supports for about 4 foot more or so. Not a problem, as the vines are so light weight. They have been producing fruit all summer, more so by the end of August. I am in zone 7b. I planted them around mid to end of May, after starting indoors. They looked so delicate when I transplanted them, I thought they would never make it. My cukes are dead, and these are still going. We had a very hot, dry summer and they showed no signs of stress. As Luke mentioned, no problems with any bugs attacking them, or disease. I have a feeling many will come up in their own next year, as the fruit drops off the vine if you miss it. At first I was annoyed they are small, and hard to see at times. Now after my cukes died, I am so happy I planted them! I got my seeds off of eBay.
I completely agree. The vines are not a problem when they are all growing together because they are just so small. So glad you had such great luck with them!
Does the meat of the cucamelon ever turn red, or have red juice? I live in Hawaii and found what I thought was baby wild watermelon vining over some trees & bushes. It would make much more sense if they were cucamelons. However, the meat will turn red, expecially if the birds get to it. The juice sometimes will have some red to it also. Also, when you do you know when they're ready to be eaten?
With how prolific these things are (they literally grow like weeds - I've been pulling them thinking they're weeds), I would like to actually grow a trellis of these as a living barrier in a part of the yard that we don't have anything growing in.
@@DeadeyeJoe37 These little melons you've found in Hawaii sound interesting. I wonder if you can cultivate the seeds.
I'm in 7b also. The birds gift us with these sprouts and, if you know what you're looking for, you can transplant them from the yard to the garden or trellis. I plant mine along a four foot chain link fence we have and they just go to town.
@@DeadeyeJoe37 no they always stay the same
Mouse Melons is another name you will hear. Planted some 1st part of Sept which is late but TX can have years where 1st freeze isn't until Dec.
Mouse melons is such a cute name!
Did you get a harvest? If so how big was it?
These grow wild here in Central Texas and can be invasive if they get into irrigated beds. I've had to unstrangle a large rose garden from them. Granted I also harvested hundreds in the process. They make great little dill pickles. I have one that comes from under the edge of my patio and takes over a 15ft x 10ft section of wall on the front of my house and then some, it's amazing how far one plant will grow. Am glad to know they can regrow from tuber. I was wondering how it managed to regrow from the exact same spot this year. LOL
Thank you for making this video Luke. I love to grow unique vegetables and had no idea how to trellis my cucamelon seedlings. I was delightfully surprised that you made a growing guide on such a unique vegetable! I might see if restaurants want to buy them from me.
These are going on my wishlist. Just a note - I have started some of the seeds I purchased from you. The collards and premiere and red russian kales all sprouted in less than 48 hours. I am amazed and excited.
Thanks for the information. I've been wondering about them. Now will definitely grow them. BTW, one thing you can do about mildew is spray with a solution of bicarbonate of soda. I learned that from my old Organic Gardening and Farming magazines and it works beautifully. I can't remember the proportions, so I just dump about 4 or 5 TBS of soda to a gallon of water and it works.
I love them and have been growing them for 3 years!
Thank you luke, I'll be growing cucamelon this year. Subbed 🌱🌱🍉🌽🍍🍓
Just ordered some from your online store. Can't wait to try them out this year.
i planted these last year, my kids had so much fun watching them grow because they are so tiny. My husband is from Mexico he was surprised i could get them to grow. I ran out of seeds or i would have grown them this year.
When I was 14, I explored an abandoned house with my cul-de-sac friends and we saw these on a fence post in the backyard. Despite not knowing what these were, or taking the time to look them up, I just ate it cause it looked like a tiny watermelon.
In the words of 14-year old me, "Thems was snacks frl frl"
Growing these for the first time. 2 plants took off very slowly but they seem to going just fine now with the heat. I'm trying to keep 1 of them out of my tomato bed by an 8ft trellis...so far so good but boy do I have to stay on top of those little buggers. Can't wait to get some (we have babies right now).
Didn’t know much about this plant so I tried them in a hanging basket so fa so good 😀
OMG this is why I appreciate your teaching. Mini watermelons.
we have them as native plants here in southeast Mexico, love to eat them , crunchy little snacks !!
I have brick layed out in my back yard so I container garden, to my surprise I found a cucamelon vine coming out of between the cracks of the brick! Just like the weeds haha
found some growing wild at the zoo in my city. Took some cuttings and am trying to get them to grow now
I've seen these in the wild, ( when I was in Mexico of course )
Wow that’s so cool!
I planted 2 this year and they have vines half way through my garden area. I don't think they like the Texas summer heat, they grew like crazy but did not start fruiting till 2 weeks ago. I hope you sell the seeds next year I want to plant them in my hummingbird garden as a back ground plant!
how many plants did you plant there? Also, what is the spacing?
I have the seeds .. they are going to be starting soon .. and I had NO idea the flowers were so bright !!! Thanks !
You will love them!
Thank you SO much. I was wondering why my leaves were browning because everything I've read says "no nutes needed" and now I realize they're lacking nitrogen! They grew super tall and big and then suddenly started dying. Don't think I can save them this year, but now I know!
I'm going to get these seeds. Something new & different !
I would like to purchase some of these seeds from you
Grows well in zone 5b. Great product.
I love them here in zone 6! :D
Thank you for tis video of yours Mlgardener because I now knew this plant is eatable. I had no idea about it before I just picked abd played w/ it when I was a kid because they are look too cute for me and wildly growing in my hometown. I not even knew what the name of it before. God bless you and your family. I love watching all your videos about plants and planting. You did it well good and clearly explain.
Ive never heard of yhem. Where can I get them. Also is the orange blooms part of the plant or is the green vine the plant
Would these be managble/ ok to grow in a porch container garden?
I ordered some of these seeds (and several others) from you last night. I'm going to do an unboxing video when my order arrives.
sound like they would make a good ground cover I might have to get some next year
They would make a lovely groundcover!
Wow they sound great! Where would I be able to get some seeds?
Luke have you looked into using a diluted baking soda solution to prevent and in some cases even cure powdery mildew? I saw some videos about that a few years back and did it in the following couple years and haven't really had problems since.
I've wanted to grow these for several years now. I got my garden started super late this year, but if they're cold hardy (I'm in 9b anyway) I may just go ahead and try it. A little worried about summer heat for seedlings, though
I'm in 7b and I've never seen anyone cultivate these. They just grow wild wherever the birds plant them and they are very prolific; needing almost no care. They thrive under whatever conditions Mother Nature throws at them. Pretty amazing for a wild food source!
This my first year growing them. We are in Ct some say these are perennials, is that true given your location and cold winters ?
Do they do better as starts or direct sow?
awesome was looking at these in my seed catalog from my suppler (i live uk) and wounded how and well they grow will defo be buying next yr
Did they grow?
@@haroldinho9930 in the end never got any the next yr cataloge didnt have them in 🥺
Sounds like something that would grow good down here.
Great tips, thanks for sharing
I can’t grow zucchinis and cucumbers bc of powdery mildew, I’m so glad to know this type is resistant! So cute, too! 😀🌱
How many plants do you have growing in that space? How many do you recommend per person?
Awesome! I just placed an order from your site thank you
I’ve tried growing cucamelons a few times with no luck, I’m trying again this year
Do you start the seed indoors in Michigan? Or do you direct sow them after the last frost?
I grow them outside it works
@@yourlocalscribe948 yeah, I grew them from seed a few years ago. Wasn’t a fan. Small yield not very much flavor.
@@cydrych hmmm thats odd, I have been growing them for the first time this year. Wanted to see what it was all about. Havent gotten anything yet but it seems to grow well...hopefully they have good flavor
my 1 year old California Wonder plants have slowly stopped growing a bit and they've lost some leaves... they've also done this when they were young last time. i've grown them during autumn 2015 but they've started growing wonderfully during March to August, but it's Fall now so i guess they do this? do you know what's happening since you have more experience?
They typically will begin to wind down this time of year. March to August is the best time!
Got some sprouting now.....
They're so adorable! :-)
Aren't they?!? I can't get enough of them! I snack on them all day long.
Looks like a great plant to grow in Texas!
Question... don't like pickles, so can u freeze them to enjoy later in winter?
South Louisiana here....I am thinking these would grow well in this region. Never heard of these until today and I just have to order some seeds! ☺
definitely check out our website. We sell them there!
I bartered for some of these and completely forgot about them, and they're still alive and producing. I ate one the other day as was AMAZED by the flavor! If I bring them inside, will they produce through the winter?
I don't believe they will to be honest. Just let some fruits mature and then save the seeds from it for next season.
MIgardener | Simple Organic Gardening & Sustainable Living They're perennial if you protect them from frost. Look for a tuber in the dirt; it's edible, but if you keep it for next year will produce even more than the seed did.
If I grafted cucumbers on watermelon or watermelon on cucumbers will it produce cucmelons
Will this plant produce the every year?
Melothria scabra (cucamelon) is a vine grown for its edible fruit. Fruit are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness.
Yes. And best not eaten after turning a beautiful dark purple In color. Remember, green is ripe.
Can you graft melon and cucumber to get cucamelon, since ive heard that?
Your video helped me a lot, I bought Mexican cucumber seeds, but I've never seen them before. I live in climate zone 5-6 and 310m altitude so hopefully they will go here.What climate zone do you live in?
hi, any chance you could possibly point me out to a credible seller of them cucamelon seeds? i´d like to plant them myself but here in the czech republic,central europe it seems that the sellers offer seeds originally bought on chinese ali express which i totally disdain. cheers
grindcorizer He sells them in his seed store
he sells them in his seed store and they are super cheap. i bought some and it is doing well
How large are they supposed to get?
How long before it gets fruit? It's almost July now. Thanks!
Is it alot of water like melons and cucumbers
Just bought some seeds on Amazon. Do you think they would grow well in Southern California?
jackiejesse aguirre Rather well. Better than they do here in Michigan, really.
In theory couldn't you cleft graft a cucumber stem to a watermelon and have a cucamelon ?
seen a video they split the stems on a cucumber and watermelon plants, married them as one and they fruited into these cucamelons. it was so relaxing to watch.
Can they be propagated feom a cutting, if so, how?
I grew last year and had bunch of vines, bunch of flowers female and male but the fruit never grew the female flowers fell off then the fruit fell off 😞 any tips for this year?
How many do you think I can grow in a 5 gallon bucket? I sowed 10 seeds and they germinated.
Just set the bucket next to a fence or something else they can grow on and stand back....though you may well know by now.
Hi soon will be fall, could you please let me know in Vancouver Canada is Zone 8 & 8b will Mexican Sour Gherkin CucaMelon (will go down sometime to -20C) will it making to spring or do I have to regrow again?.
The new youtube video I watch them and all of you video I love then to see them over,over again.I really appreciate thank you.
Warm regards
Mike
We grew them for two years. Great fun, but we couldn't eat them all. Then they reseeded. I have a recipe mixing them with two other varieties for pickling. Never got the others to grow.
I would love if mine reseeded! Thanks for stopping by!
Leave a few in the garden they will reseed.
I wonder if these would do well in an aerogarden
Could this grow in a tarareum
What is the easiest Tomato you can grow in Zone 4?
Wait a minute! These may be what someone labeled as midget watermelons for a seed package aimed at children!
Its half cucumber half watermelon 😊 very amazing
How deep do the roots go?
Can anyone tell me how and when to overwinter the cucamelon tubers?
I'm going to try overwintering them this season. As far as I know, they can be overwintered in zones 7+. It looks like you just cut it down when the vine starts to die out and then you mulch over top of it. Hopefully it works for me.
Where do you get them from the store what store
Living in Canada, if those were sweet like watermelons I would be in paradise.
Where do I get so.e seeds for these?
THANKS WONDERFUL INFORMATION
What do u do with green tomatoes that are on the plants still with the colder weather in Michigan?
i will have to try that. Thank u
We let the tomatoes run their life, and then when they are almost done we pick the tomatoes and bring them in for the season to ripen in a paper bag. They don't taste the greatest this way but for freezing or soup it really doesn't matter much.
Christy Fales fried green tomatoes!😉
hi.. this is a really cute melon. would it be possible to sell some seeds to me for this cucamelon. thanks.
Alfred Mah I have some
I bought your seeds for cucamelons, I got spiky tiny fruits growing beneath the flowers. I’m a bit disappointed that I have not only pokey plants, but also scary tiny fruits that look like a cross between Indian bitter melons, cucumbers?, and cactus fruits? all in a tiny fruit on my vines. I haven’t tried the fruits, I just decided to grow and continue to observe this strange plant. I’ve grown cucumelons from seedlings I’ve gotten from a local farmer during Earth Day a year ago, so I’ve had something to compare from growing from seeds.. I just had to come back to this video to compare what I have grown from your seeds vs your plant 🙈 this is more of a surprise discovery vs a complaint lolz... I wish I can show you how my cucamelons are coming out. Maybe they’re mad that they’re growing in a container with a tomato cage and bamboo sticks for support? 🤷🏽♀️ I’ll just try to maintain it til it dies down and hopefully I’ll have the courage to open and try them. I feel like I got frankenseeds which reminds me of your squashes/pumpkins that voluntarily grew this year; which my cucamelons remind me of whenever I’m in the garden and I take a peak on the fruits to see if they end up looking like regular cucamelons or even cucumbers at least, but still see those frankenfruits that wants me to poke myself just to try em. Idk how I could fix that but they’re still growing in time for Halloween too😅 😂
Don’t worry I’m still a fan and a customer, I originally went to your online store for pepper seeds and just be a crazy pepper lady.. but ended up picking up more items and were delicious and some plants (like the lettuce tree) just grew flowers and I let them go to seeds from spring; now I’m reaping from the seeds that grew (even though I still have a bunch of open packets of hundreds of original seeds that I bought from your website)
Luke, what is the best way to save seeds from these? I have to save some, but not sure how.
Not sure too much about these, but from experience i just leave the fruit on the vine as long as i can. then i take the seeds out and throw them with a little water (and if youre in a rush a tiny bit of sugar) in a jar and cover with paper towel for a couple days to a week. it might stink so move it somewhere where you cam deal with it. then wash the seeds and dry them, and youre good!
Let them get nice and mature. Just let them stay on the vine and you will save seeds from them just like you do with cucumbers or any other melon.
What are those brilliant red flowers?! Can't be cucamelons - look like nasturtiums?
My cucamelons never got those big orange flowers. Those do like like nasturtiums in the video growing beside his actual cucamelon.
I really want some of these seeds
sounds great! where can I get seeds??
There is a link in the description :)
you talked me into it lol
I would love to try growing these..... Do you have any seeds for sale ??? I shud be making a purchase very soon, I'm all out of TRIFECTA. Can't go too long with out any lol, Im a trifecta addict lol.... It would be more then cool to pic up some new stuff....
Prityboylu Villa EBay.
ok will go look them up, thanks much appreciated.
Here in the Philippines, we saw it almost everywhere. We doesn't know it's edible; the birds love munching those, so it must be the clue.
I'm not trying to be rude or sarcastic, but you made a mistake in your sentence....it's we didn't know, not doesn't..... God bless 😃
1 year later typo correction LOL
@@shannonlewis3341 Now try to tell him that in Tagalog, Cebuano, Illocano, or whatever his dialect is in the Philippines and see how you do.
Sauteed, curried cuca/mouse melons are delicious.
MMmmmm Curried sounds so good!
I have that in my front yard lol
Can anyone tell me if I should wait until 50 degree night’s to transplant my cucamelons? Or do they do alright in the 40s?
My outdoor ones aren't enjoying the northern English climate. Small and struggling
My indoor one is 3ft tall already and grows noticeably, every day
I got these seeds from you ended up small green cucumbers I don't know how it happened but I am heart broken
great vids !!!!
Thank you Ricardo!