Quantity
About 25 seeds
Exposure
Sun
Discover the plant
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Annual
Organic 'Mouse Melon' cucumber is an original and charming plant that brings an exotic, playful, and highly productive touch to the vegetable garden. With its small, oblong fruits with a singular look, it first intrigues with its appearance, then quickly seduces with its tender, sweet, and bitterness-free flesh. Its vigorous growth makes it an excellent plant for trellises, where it climbs with ease and creates an abundant display while facilitating harvesting. In the garden, it attracts attention as much as curiosity, especially when its miniature fruits accumulate among the foliage in mid-summer. Its discreet flowers also contribute to the life of the vegetable garden by attracting pollinators, promoting continuous production throughout the beautiful season. Easy to integrate into a diversified garden, it appreciates warmth, sun, and well-drained soil to express its full potential. Harvested young, its fruits can be eaten raw, pickled, or even cooked, offering great flexibility in the kitchen. Growing 'Mouse Melon' cucumber means choosing an amazing, tasty, and decorative variety that fantastically renews summer harvests.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
0.4 to 0.8 in (1 to 2 cm)
Establishment temperature
22 to 30 °C (72 to 86 °F)
Establishment time
7 to 14 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun
Soil
Well drained
Watering
Regular
Container growing
A controlledenvironment.
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Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodJuly to August
Harvest65 to 75 days after sowing
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionsCorn, bean, pea
Avoid planting withPotato, fennel
Raw vegetables, marinades, cooking, gherkins, ornamental vegetable garden
