Cucamelon, Mexican Sour Cucumber, Guadeloupe Cucumber, Creeping Cucumber, Mouse Melon

Started growing this 2 years ago having purchased the seeds as a curiosity from Terrior Seeds. Grew them in a square foot garden where th...Read Moreey fairly well took over the 4'x8' patch. Had to trellis them the next year! Produced like mad up until first frost last year. My daughters love eating them right off the vine. Native miner bees in the area seem to love them. They will grow all over the place and your trellises may need supports to hold up dense vines loaded with fruit. Does well here in West Central IL (5a). Terrior Seeds has a pickling recipe for them. Going to try it this year.

These grow wild in my side-yard, & the butterflies love the little blooms! The vine isn't at all "invasive" nor does it take over the ot...Read Moreher plants. Mine look more like tiny cucumbers rather than watermelons, but taste just like very fresh cucumbers only slightly tangy. I graze on them every morning. :)

It worked well here...however, I did wait until summer to plant it, so I only ended up with a handful of them. The vine is still alive, a...Read Morend it's nearly December, so I still have a little hope :)

An interesting cucurbit bearing grape-sized fruits with the flavor of a cucumber.

Native to portions of Mexico, the fruit...Read More is also notable for looking much like a miniature watermelon. Fruits can be eaten fresh and have a sour aftertaste. Once found in cultivation, but has become uncommon in recent years.

I am so glad to finaly know what this plant is. I chose positive because the tiny "melons" are to cute. Plus it covered my chain link fen...Read Morece and turned it into a kind of privacy fence.

I love these beautiful plants! The do grow wild in my yard. The trailing habbit is really nice and wildlife LOVE the cukes. They can be u...Read Moresed in salads for a different flavor. Use in moderation though because too many will cause diareaha. For me, they begin leafing and growing in the early fall.

Started these plants in June in my area, NE Ohio. I planted 5. They started slow but are really putting out fruit now. I have noticed ...Read Morethat the ones I am growing on cages do not fruit nearly as much as the vine on the ground. I really like the fruit, tastes like cucumber with a tiny bit of sour. Looks like baby watermelons. I get about 25 fruits every day, perfect for salad topper. I will include these in my garden from now on.

Purchased a packet of 20 seeds. Started indoors in mid-spring. Plants start out very slowly, then put on rapid growth as they get some le...Read Moreaves and the weather warms. I'm growing three to four plants each in large pots set next to a fence for climbing.

Beautiful, dark green ivy-like foliage, and adorable tiny cukes. They taste like a cucumber, and then there's a little burst of not unpleasant sourness.

SSE describs the 1-2" fruits as sweet and sour all at the same time, as if they've already been pickled.

I grew this interesting plant this summer (2006) and am pleased with it. It has an abundance of delicate vines with plenty of tendrils. B...Read Morelooms are tiny, yellow, and the fruit set easily and hang like little melons.

It would make a terrific hanging basket as long as it's kept moist. Foliage is attractive. Fruits are crunchy and like a small bite of cucumber with a hint of sourness. About the size of a grape, the plant is setting plenty of fruit during the hottest summer we've had in NW PA.

Might be a choking hazard for a small child if eaten whole.

I'll grow it again if I can master the seed saving...

Nancy the County_agent

Underwood Gardens,offers this description: "80 days vine to 5 ft. Tiny, 1 x .5 in. light-green fruits with darker mottling look like wate...Read Morermelons for a doll house. The flesh is white, crisp, and slightly acidic. It is said that the missing crunch can make people go off diets. This tiny treasure can match the crunch of pretzels and chips - and may truly help dieters! A conversation piece in salads, pickles and in the garden, where the vine is attractive enough for hanging baskets."

Small cucumber-like fruit are shaped like baby watermelons. They are good added to salads or can be pickled. They have a cucumber-like ta...Read Moreste with a touch of lemon. The ornamental vines have tiny leaves and flowers and are perfect for the cottage garden. Very unique and fun for kids. Huge yields.