Organic 'Mousse Melon' Cucumber

Latin name Cucumis anguria
Quantity per packet About 25 seeds
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Product
identification
Latin nameCucumis anguria
FamilyCucurbitaceae
TypeVegetable
CycleAnnual
Quantity per packAbout 25 seeds
Code produitJAREC-0078
Product
description

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.

Sowing
guide
Sowing periodMay to June
Sowing depth0.4 to 0.8 in (1 to 2 cm)
Germination temperature22 to 30 °C (72 to 86 °F)
Germination time7 to 14 days
Soil
and care
ExposureSun
Soil
Well drained
Watering
Regular
Container
growing
true
Bloom,
harvest
and garden
Garden use
Raw vegetables, marinades, cooking, gherkins, ornamental vegetable garden
Bloom period
July to August
Harvest
65 to 75 days after sowing
Size
and facts
Height12 to 20 in. (30 to 50 cm)
Spread1.5 to 2 m (5 to 7 ft)
Planting
partners
Good companions
Corn, bean, pea
Avoid planting with
Potato, fennel
The availability of our seeds varies depending on seasonal availability, production schedules and supplier inventory. Certain varieties may only be offered for a limited time based on their natural growth cycle, sowing period or available stock. These product pages are designed to help and inspire gardeners in choosing the right seeds for vegetable gardens, flower beds, pollinator gardens, container growing, naturalization projects and sustainable outdoor spaces.