Sicana Species, Casbanan, Cassabanana, Sikana, Puttigel, Musk Cucumber

Very aggressive vine, running 30 to 40 feet in a season, dies back in the winter. I peel the fruit when ripe, steam it after taking the s...Read Moreeeds out and make pies with the steamed and mashed fruit. Frost, or temps in the low 30s seems to hurt the fruit, so I try to pick all of them before it gets cold. It continues to ripen after picking, sometimes for as long as 3 months, but when bruised will go bad in a week.

A perennial vine producing 1-2 ft (30-60 cm) long brownish fruits, which are yellow inside. Used for medicinal purposes. Fruit has got a ...Read Moresweet good scent. Grow as perennial outside in zones 10-11 and annual outdoors or perennial indoors elsewhere. A plant of short days - let it get only 8-9 of light a day and it will start flowering sooner or later if it is old enough =)