Organic 'Serpent' Cucumber
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The organic 'Serpent' cucumber is a fascinating variety that instantly transforms the vegetable garden into a space of curiosity, thanks to its long, flexible, curved fruits, delicately striped in pale and dark green. Despite its common name, Cucumis melo var. flexuosus belongs to the serpentine melon group, but is grown and eaten like a cucumber, with great ease. Its tender skin, pleasant to bite into, encloses a sweet, juicy, and refreshing flesh, devoid of bitterness, making it a very popular vegetable in summer cuisine. On a trellis or sprawling, the plant develops long, vigorous stems that beautifully fill the space and give the garden a lush appearance. Its growth requires a little patience, but the reward is worth it, with impressive fruits that catch the eye as much as they fill plates. In full sun, in rich and well-drained soil, it produces generously throughout the growing season once established. Its singular, almost sculptural appearance makes it as much an ornamental plant as a nourishing vegetable. It is an original, tasty, and robust variety, perfect for gardeners who like to cultivate astonishment as much as freshness.
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